Vilas, North Carolina

Vilas, North Carolina
Vilas, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
	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)
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

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]

Notable residents

Joseph Bathanti (born 1953), an American poet, novelist and professor^[6]

References

^ 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.

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[1] Bathanti, Joseph (September 23, 2013). "Mountain Glory - Our State". Greensboro, NC: Our State. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

[gnis-2] "Vilas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[3] "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 23, 2020.

[4] United States Postal Service (2015). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 13, 2015.

[5] "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

[6] "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.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Watauga County, North Carolina, United States
County seat: Boone
Towns	Beech Mountain‡ Blowing Rock‡ Boone Seven Devils‡	Watauga County map
CDPs	Cove Creek Foscoe Valle Crucis
Unincorporated communities	Aho Deep Gap Meat Camp Silverstone Sugar Grove Todd Vilas Zionville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Vilas, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Vilas, North Carolina Show map of North Carolina Vilas, North Carolina Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 36°14′44″N 81°46′03″W / 36.24556°N 81.76750°W / 36.24556; -81.76750
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]