Zirconia, North Carolina

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Zirconia, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Zirconia
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Zirconia
Coordinates: 35°14′30″N82°24′58″W / 35.24167°N 82.41611°W / 35.24167; -82.41611 Coordinates: 35°14′30″N82°24′58″W / 35.24167°N 82.41611°W / 35.24167; -82.41611
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Henderson
Elevation 2,185 ft (666 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 28790
Area code(s) 828
GNIS feature ID 1023354 [1]

Zirconia is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. Zirconia is located on North Carolina Highway 225 5.9 miles (9.5 km) south-southeast of Hendersonville. Zirconia has a post office with ZIP code 28790, which opened on June 9, 1853. [2] [3] The community was named for the valuable deposits of zircon in the area. [4]

Henderson County, North Carolina county in North Carolina, United States

Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 106,740. Its county seat is Hendersonville.

North Carolina State of the United States of America

North Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. North Carolina is the 28th-most extensive and the 9th-most populous of the U.S. states. The state is divided into 100 counties. The capital is Raleigh, which along with Durham and Chapel Hill is home to the largest research park in the United States. The most populous municipality is Charlotte, which is the second-largest banking center in the United States after New York City.

North Carolina Highway 225

North Carolina Highway 225 (NC 225) is a 10.7-mile (17.2 km) route running from U.S. Route 25 (US 25), near the South Carolina state line to Hendersonville. It crosses over US 25 once before ending. It runs through East Flat Rock and near Lake Summit.

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References

  1. ↑ "Zirconia". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ Kramp, Penn (Feb 22, 1987). "Tuxedo: It's not formal wear". The Times-News. p. 27. Retrieved 23 May 2015.


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