North Carolina
Avery
Township of Banner Elk

Banner Elk

Banner Elk is a town in , , United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2010 census. Banner Elk is home to Lees–McRae College.
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  • Type: Town with 1,090 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Avery County, North Carolina, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Banner Elk, NC”, “Banner Elk, North Carolina”, “Banners Elk”, and “Shawneehaw”
  • Postal code: 28604

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beech Mountain and Elk River Airport.

Peak
Photo: Thomson200, CC0.
is a mountain in the and wholly in the . Its elevation reaches 5,506 feet and generates feeder streams for the Elk River. Nestled on the top is the . is situated 1½ miles north of Banner Elk.

Aerodrome
is a private-use located 2 nautical miles west of the central business district of Banner Elk, a town in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sugar Mountain and Heaton.

Village
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is a village in , , United States. The village is located on north slope. The population was 371 at the 2020 census. is situated 2½ miles south of Banner Elk.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. The community is located along NC 194, centered at the Bridge, which crosses over the Elk River. is situated 4 miles west of Banner Elk.

Village
is a town in and counties in the U.S. state of . The population was 313 at the 2020 census. The town, which is located in the , is best known as the site of a popular wintertime tubing resort known… is situated 4 miles east of Banner Elk.

Banner Elk

Latitude
36.16333° or 36° 9′ 48″ north
Longitude
-81.8719° or 81° 52′ 19″ west
Population
1,090
Elevation
3,701 feet (1,128 metres)
Inception
1911
United Nations Location Code
US BE2
Open location code
868W547H+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154160609
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4453688
Wiki­data ID
Q1808979
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Banner Elk” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بانير إلك”
  • Basque: “Banner Elk”
  • Catalan: “Banner Elk”
  • Cebuano: “Banner Elk”
  • Chechen: “Баннер-Элк”
  • Chinese: “Banner Elk”
  • Chinese: “班納埃爾克 (北卡羅萊納州)”
  • Chinese: “班納埃爾克”
  • Dutch: “Banner Elk”
  • French: “Banner Elk”
  • Galician: “Banner Elk”
  • German: “Banner Elk”
  • Gilaki: “بنر الک (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)”
  • Gilaki: “بنر الک”
  • Haitian: “Banner Elk, Kawolin dinò”
  • Hungarian: “Banner Elk”
  • Italian: “Banner Elk”
  • Japanese: “バナー・エルク”
  • Ladin: “Banner Elk”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Banner Elk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Banner Elk”
  • Persian: “بنر الک”
  • Polish: “Banner Elk”
  • Portuguese: “Banner Elk”
  • Serbian: “Банер Елк”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Banner Elk, North Carolina”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Banner Elk”
  • Spanish: “Banner Elk”
  • Tatar: “Баннер-Элк”
  • Ukrainian: “Баннер-Елк”
  • Uzbek: “Banner Elk”
  • Volapük: “Banner Elk”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Corner on Main and Banner Elk Volunteer Fire Department.

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