Pensacola, North Carolina

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Pensacola
Unincorporated community
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Pensacola
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°48′19″N82°18′02″W / 35.8053936°N 82.3006725°W / 35.8053936; -82.3006725
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Yancey
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
548 [1]
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28714 [2]

Pensacola is an unincorporated community in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States.

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History

First passenger train arrives in Pensacola, North Carolina, in 1913 First Passenger Train, Pensacola, N.C. John N. George.jpg
First passenger train arrives in Pensacola, North Carolina, in 1913

Pensacola was formerly serviced by the Yancey Railroad. [3]

Pensacola was damaged in the flooding from Hurricane Helene in 2024 [4]

References

  1. ↑ "World Population Review".
  2. ↑ "North Carolina Gazetteer".
  3. ↑ Hensley, Jay (1956-09-30). "Yancey railroad fighting hard to pay off for those who saved it". Asheville Citizen-Times . p. 33. Retrieved 2025-08-02– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Biba, Jacob (2024-10-06). "After Helene, the land has changed, but the Pensacola community remains the same". Asheville Citizen-Times . Retrieved 2025-08-02.


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