| Official Name: | Ela, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Swain |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 547 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1795 |
| Coordinates: | 35.4494°N -83.3908°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 28713, 28719 |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1011035[1] |
Ela is an unincorporated community in Swain County, North Carolina, United States, located along US 19, northwest of Whittier and east of Bryson City. The name is derived from ᎡᎳᏬᏗ (Elawodi) in the Cherokee language, which translates as "yellow hill."
Ela was once the junction of the Appalachian Railway (1906-1935) and Southern Railway's Murphy Branch.[2]