Barium Springs, North Carolina

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Barium Springs, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Barium Springs
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Barium Springs
Coordinates: 35°43′08″N80°53′53″W / 35.71889°N 80.89806°W / 35.71889; -80.89806 Coordinates: 35°43′08″N80°53′53″W / 35.71889°N 80.89806°W / 35.71889; -80.89806
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Iredell
Elevation
948 ft (289 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28010
Area code(s) 704
GNIS feature ID1018963 [1]

Barium Springs is an unincorporated community in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located on the northern border of Troutman along U.S. Route 21. Barium Springs has a post office, with ZIP code 28010. [2] [3]

Native Americans named the area Poison Springs, which later became the name of the community's first post office. After a mineral spa opened there in the 1880s, the community changed its name to emphasize the medicinal properties of the barium and other minerals in its waters. [1]

Barium Springs is the site of the Barium Springs Home for Children, a home for disadvantaged and troubled children.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Barium Springs". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved February 6, 2015.


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