Hot Springs, North Carolina

About Hot Springs

Set in the northwestern part of North Carolina, Hot Springs is a tiny community with an estimated population of 543.

Hot Springs holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.87 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 189 residents per square mile.

📰 Hot Springs News Today

• This Tiny North Carolina Town Is Home To The State's Only Natural Hot Spring Southern Living · Jul 24
• Wanda Lou Whitson The Asheville Citizen Times · Sep 29
• 12 Most Breathtaking Towns In North Carolina WorldAtlas · Oct 9
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Hot Springs, North Carolina - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 15
• Advanced BioGas Systems opens Hot Springs facility, rehiring workers after 2024 closure WLOS · Oct 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest North Carolina headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Hot Springs Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Hot Springs — but the North Carolina one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern North Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Carolina — one of 776 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Hot Springs

• Trust General Store and Cafe (café)
• Artisun Gallery & Marketplace (café)
• Dave's 209 — burger
• Fox Den Restaurant — american
• Mosaic Gourmet — american
• Paint Creek Cafe (café)
• Smoky Mountain Diner — diner
• Spring Creek Tavern & Inn — american
• The Iron Horse Station & Tavern — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hot Springs

• Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area reviews ★
• French Broad Recreation Site reviews ★
• Houston Valley Recreation Area reviews ★
• Paint Creek Recreation Area reviews ★
• Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area reviews ★
• Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Hot Springs

• Hot Springs Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: Open-Meteo

🗺️ Map of Hot Springs

🏘️ Nearby Communities