Edneyville, North Carolina

Edneyville, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Edneyville, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°23′38″N 82°20′27″W / 35.39389°N 82.34083°WCoordinates: 35°23′38″N 82°20′27″W / 35.39389°N 82.34083°W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Henderson
Area[1]
• Total	10.748 sq mi (27.84 km^2)
• Land	10.739 sq mi (27.81 km^2)
• Water	0.009 sq mi (0.02 km^2)
Elevation	2,244 ft (684 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	2,367
• Density	220/sq mi (85/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	28727
Area code(s)	828
GNIS feature ID	984645[3]

Edneyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 2,367 as of the 2010 census.^[2]

A post office called Edneyville has been in operation since 1828.^[4] Rev. Samuel Edney served as postmaster, and gave the community his name.^[5]

Since 1998 Edneyville is home of the North Carolina Justice Academy, a division of the North Carolina Department of Justice. The institution is currently located on the grounds were once was the Edneyville High School.^[6]

Notes

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. "Edneyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
4. "Henderson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
5. Kramp, Penn (Feb 22, 1987). "Tuxedo: It's not formal wear". The Times-News. p. 27. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
6. "North Carolina Justice Academy Official Website". Retrieved 10 June 2013.