Vilas is an unincorporated community in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located at Linville Creek, along U.S. Route 321 and U.S. Route 421, 5.6 miles (9.0 km) west-northwest of Boone. The Vilas post office, with ZIP code 28692, was established in 1885.[3][4][5]
Vilas, North Carolina | |
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  Vilas, North Carolina  Vilas, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°14′44″N 81°46′03″W / 36.24556°N 81.76750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Watauga |
| Named for | Vallis (Latin)[1] |
| Elevation | 2,746 ft (837 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28692 |
| Area code | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1023082[2] |
Notable residents
edit- Joseph Bathanti (born 1953), an American poet, novelist and professor[6]
References
edit- ^ Bathanti, Joseph (September 23, 2013). "Mountain Glory - Our State". Greensboro, NC: Our State. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ "Vilas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2015). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ "Award-winning Poet and Novelist from Vilas Named Poet Laureate for North Carolina by Gov. Perdue". Boone, NC: High Country Press. September 5, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2020.