Yancey County, North Carolina
County seat: Burnsville · Population 19,084 (2025) · 313 sq mi
Yancey County is the 81st most populous of North Carolina's 100 counties, with 19,084 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Burnsville. It is part of the Northwest Region region, one of the 8 Prosperity Zones of North Carolina. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 5 neighboring counties.
Yancey County facts
- County seat
- Burnsville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 19,084 +3.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 313 sq mi 80th largest of 100
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 61 per sq mi
- Established
- 1833
- Named after
- Bartlett Yancey American politician (1785-1828)
- Largest city
- Burnsville 1,655
- Median household income
- $58,709
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 37199
Cities and towns in Yancey County
Yancey County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Yancey County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnsville (county seat) | Town | 1,655 |
ZIP codes in Yancey County
6 ZIP codes reach into Yancey County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 28705 also Mitchell County
- 28714
- 28740 also Mitchell County
- 28754 also Madison County
- 28755
- 28777 also Mitchell, Avery and McDowell counties
Population of Yancey County, 2020–2025
Yancey County grew by 614 people (+3.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 576 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,196 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 18,492 |
| 2021 | 18,759 |
| 2022 | 18,772 |
| 2023 | 18,918 |
| 2024 | 19,062 |
| 2025 | 19,084 |
Neighboring counties
- Mitchell County northeast · 15,062 people
- Madison County west · 22,553 people
- McDowell County southeast · 45,198 people
- Buncombe County southwest · 277,417 people
- Unicoi County, Tennessee northwest · 17,856 people
Printable Yancey County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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