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About Sylva, NC

Sylva serves as Jackson County's seat in North Carolina's western mountains, about 45 miles southwest of Asheville via US Highway 23. The town sits in a valley at 2,000 feet elevation, where the Tuckasegee River winds through Appalachian foothills. Most visitors drive US 23 from Asheville or approach from Charlotte via I-85 to US 74. The 1914 courthouse downtown features a distinctive clock tower with white columns that's been keeping mountain time for over a century.

Where is Sylva, NC on the map?

Sylva, NC is in United States, at 35.375, -83.219 - about 3 km east of Dillsboro, NC.

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The closest airport to Sylva, NC is Asheville Regional Airport, 83 km (about 1 h 8 min by car).

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