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Horse Shoe, North Carolina
Horse Shoe, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
Horse Shoe, North Carolina
Horse Shoe, North Carolina
Location in North Carolina
Horse Shoe, North Carolina is located in the United States
Horse Shoe, North Carolina
Horse Shoe, North Carolina
Location in the United States
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Henderson
Area
 • Total 7.572 sq mi (19.61 km2)
 • Land 7.460 sq mi (19.32 km2)
 • Water 0.112 sq mi (0.29 km2)
Elevation
2,090 ft (640 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,351
 • Density 310.49/sq mi (119.88/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28742
Area code(s) 828
GNIS feature ID 1020842
FIPS code 37-32740

Horse Shoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. Its ZIP code is 28742. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,351.

The community took its name from a nearby meander in the French Broad River.

Notable people

  • Bil Dwyer, cartoonist and humorist (1907-1987)
  • Cecil Gordon, race-car driver (1941-2012)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Horse Shoe (Carolina del Norte) para niños

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