Almond, North Carolina

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.[3][4] The community was named for Bud Almond, who provided the land on which the town was founded.[2] At one time, Almond was a scheduled stop with a depot for the Southern Railway on the Murphy Branch.

Almond, North Carolina
Almond, North Carolina
Almond, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°22′11″N 83°33′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySwain
Named forBud Almond[1]
Elevation
1,722 ft (525 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28702
Area code(s)828
GNIS feature ID1018806[2]

Most of Almond is now covered by Fontana Lake.[5]


References

  1. "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. "Almond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  5. Ellison, George (June 12, 2013). "First of the Floppy Disc: Almond School". Smoky Mountain News. Retrieved 2020-05-28.



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