Mills River, North Carolina

Mills River, North Carolina
Town Complex entrance
Mills River
Mills River
Coordinates: 35°23′07″N 82°35′07″W / 35.38528°N 82.58528°W / 35.38528; -82.58528
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHenderson
Incorporated2003
Named afterMills River
Area
  Total
22.49 sq mi (58.24 km2)
  Land22.31 sq mi (57.79 km2)
  Water0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2)
Elevation
2,182 ft (665 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
7,078
  Density317.21/sq mi (122.48/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
28732, 28759
Area code828
FIPS code37-43260
GNIS feature ID2406166
Websitewww.millsriver.org

Mills River is a town in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,802 at the 2010 census, and was estimated to be 7,406 in 2019. The town took its name from the nearby confluence of the Mills River and French Broad River. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was incorporated into a town in June 2003. Sierra Nevada opened a brewery in Mills River in 2014.