Pigeonroost is an unincorporated community in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States.
Pigeonroost, North Carolina | |
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  Pigeonroost  Pigeonroost | |
| Coordinates: 36°04′09″N 82°17′47″W / 36.06917°N 82.29639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Mitchell |
| Named for | The passenger pigeon[1][2] |
| Elevation | 2,234 ft (681 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28740[3] |
| Area code | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021891[4] |
History
editPigeonroost takes its name from the extinct passenger pigeon which was once abundant throughout the region.[5]
References
edit- ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Pigeon Roost". Mitchell County Historical Society. January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Mitchell County - North Carolina Zip Code Boundary Map (NC)". USNaviguide, LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Pigeonroost, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Lacey, Theresa Jensen (October 1, 2002). Amazing North Carolina. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4185-3840-8.