Yancey -- U.S. County in North Carolina Population (2000): 17774 Housing Units (2000): 9729 Land area (2000): 312.453782 sq. miles (809.251547 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.653199 sq. miles (1.691778 sq. km) Total area (2000): 313.106981 sq. miles (810.943325 sq. km) Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.911550 N, 82.300815 W Headwords: Yancey Yancey, NC Yancey County Yancey County, NC