Official Name: | Foscoe, North Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | North Carolina |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of North Carolina |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Name2: | Watauga County |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.79 |
Area Total Km2: | 15.00 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.78 |
Area Land Km2: | 14.98 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1457 |
Population Density Km2: | 97.25 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 251.90 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 36.1536°N -81.7736°W |
Elevation Ft: | 3041 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 28604 |
Area Code: | 828 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2584317 |
Website: | https://www.foscoenc.com |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Foscoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located on NC 105, southwest of Boone.
The community is between Seven Devils and Shulls Mill.[2] Multiple shops dot the main highway, serving a tourist clientele. Its development, since the 1980s, is thanks to year-round tourism to nearby attractions, notably Grandfather Mountain.
Historically, the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (Nicknamed "Tweetsie") passed through the area until flooding destroyed the tracks in 1940. In 1956, NC 105 was built over the original rail bed.