Avery County, North Carolina

Avery County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF AVERY GUS Population: 17,811 (2024) ID: 186746	County	Official County Government	Contact: COUNTY MGR PO BOX 640, NEWLAND NC 28657-0640
TOWN OF BANNER ELK GUS Population: 1,186 (2024) ID: 110038	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ASSISTANT TO THE TOWN MANAGER PO BOX 2049, BANNER ELK NC 28604-2049
TOWN OF NEWLAND GUS Population: 733 (2024) ID: 208943	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN ADMIN PO BOX 429, NEWLAND NC 28657-0429
TOWN OF ELK PARK GUS Population: 555 (2024) ID: 208942	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 248, ELK PARK NC 28622-0248
VILLAGE OF SUGAR MOUNTAIN GUS Population: 382 (2024) ID: 171131	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: VILLAGE MANAGER 251 DICK TRUNDY LN, SUGAR MOUNTAIN NC 28604-7217
TOWN OF CROSSNORE GUS Population: 151 (2024) ID: 131695	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 129, CROSSNORE NC 28616-0129
VILLAGE OF GRANDFATHER GUS Population: 99 (2024) ID: 171132	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CFO PO BOX 368, LINVILLE NC 28646-0368