Almond, North Carolina

Almond, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Almond, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°22′11″N 83°33′55″W / 35.36972°N 83.56528°W / 35.36972; -83.56528Coordinates: 35°22′11″N 83°33′55″W / 35.36972°N 83.56528°W / 35.36972; -83.56528
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Swain
Elevation 1,722 ft (525 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 28702
Area code(s) 828
GNIS feature ID 1018806[1]

Almond is an unincorporated community in Swain County, North Carolina, United States. Almond is located on the Little Tennessee River and North Carolina Highway 28 7.9 miles (12.7 km) west-southwest of Bryson City. Almond has a post office with ZIP code 28702, which opened on March 17, 1886.[2][3] The community was named for Bud Almond, who provided the land on which the town was founded.[1]

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, December 04, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.