Penland
Penland is an unincorporated community in the Snow Creek Township of Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. Penland is 2.9 miles west-northwest of Spruce Pine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Mitchell County, North Carolina
- Also known as: “Penland, NC” and “Penland, North Carolina”
- Postal code: 28765
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spruce Pine and Little Switzerland.
Spruce Pine
Town
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Spruce Pine is the largest town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,194 at the 2020 census. It is one of the only places in the world where high-purity quartz can be found. Spruce Pine is situated 3 miles southeast of Penland.
Little Switzerland
Hamlet
Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.
Little Switzerland is an unincorporated community in McDowell and Mitchell counties of North Carolina, United States. It is located along North Carolina Highway 226A off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion and south of Spruce Pine. Little Switzerland is situated 6 miles south of Penland.
Penland
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Snow Creek Township, Mitchell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.93012° or 35° 55′ 48″ northLongitude
-82.11206° or 82° 6′ 43″ westElevation
2,461 feet (750 metres)Open location code
867VWVJQ+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 154089289OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Penland” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “彭蘭 (北卡羅萊納州)”
- Chinese: “彭蘭”
- French: “Penland”
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