Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina
Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina | |
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| Coordinates: 35°21′49″N 83°51′59″W / 35.36361°N 83.86639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Graham |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Land | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,159 ft (658 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 38 |
| • Density | 195.88/sq mi (75.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28771 |
| Area code | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-36514 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2352729 |
| Website | townoflakesanteetlah |
Lake Santeetlah is a town in Graham County, North Carolina, United States, 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Robbinsville on a peninsula surrounded by Lake Santeetlah—which in turn is largely surrounded by Nantahala National Forest. The town has more than two hundred residences, many of them second homes owned by permanent residents of Florida and Georgia. The town was organized in 1989 as "Santeetlah"; in 1999, it changed its name to "Lake Santeetlah". The full-time population was 67 at the 2000 census and dropped to 45 in 2010.