Welcome to Montreat ...

The town of Montreat is located in Buncombe County<1>.

The location of Montreat has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Montreat was established in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Montreat has a population of 943 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Montreat is 2,720 feet [829 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Montreat is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Montreat lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Montreat lies within the (828) area code.

Websites for Montreat ...

Official Website: www.townofmontreat.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Montreat had an population of 943 people. This is an increase of 30.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 49.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montreat had a population of 723 people. This makes Montreat the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 723 people, the population of Montreat increased 14.76% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 630 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Montreat.

Communities Also Named Montreat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Montreat - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montreat.

Communities near Montreat ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Montreat.

• Asheville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <5>
• Fletcher
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <5>
• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Woodfin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
  • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <5>
• Weaverville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <5>
• Mars Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <5>
• Burnsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <5>
• Biltmore Forest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biltmore Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
  • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
• Lake Lure
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
  • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <5>
• Old Fort
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
  • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Montreat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montreat.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Montreat. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montreat.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montreat. See our Newspapers Page for Montreat.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montreat ...

Looking for more information about Montreat? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Montreat, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Montreat.

Adding Montreat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montreat in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Montreat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Montreat post office opened in 1898.

We also found Montreat on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montreat.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Montreat: www.townofmontreat.org/

The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/