| Official Name: | Fruitland, Henderson County, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Fruitland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Henderson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.91 |
| Area Land Km2: | 20.83 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.07 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.04 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2257 |
| Population Density Km2: | 108.36 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 280.65 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2556 |
| Coordinates: | 35.3928°N -82.4119°W |
| Area Code: | 828 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2584318 |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 37-25160 |
Fruitland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 2,031 as of the 2010 census.[2]
A post office called Fruitland was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community was named for apple orchards near the original town site.[4]
Fruitland is in northeastern Henderson County, 7miles northeast of Hendersonville, the county seat. U.S. Route 64 runs along the southern edge of the CDP, leading west to Hendersonville and northeast 8miles to Bat Cave. Asheville is to the northwest via Terrys Gap Road.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Fruitland CDP has a total area of 20.9sqkm, of which 0.07sqkm, or 0.35%, are water.[5]