THE WAYNESVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Broad Basins setting.
Waynesville town has 8.99 square miles of land in Haywood County. Its Census reference point is in Broad Basins, within Blue Ridge.
Forested ridges, plateaus and high mountains extend through the Blue Ridge. Elevation, rainfall and sheltered coves create marked differences in forest communities across short distances.
Regional context: Blue Ridge ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Waynesville and Haywood County
Waynesville is associated with Haywood County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Waynesville by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Waynesville, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.2% recorded for Haywood County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Waynesville town has 1.7 times the land area of nearby Lake Junaluska CDP (5.29 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

