Green Mountain, North Carolina Explained

Green Mountain
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of North Carolina
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Yancey
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:11.4
Area Land Sq Mi:11.2
Area Water Sq Mi:0.2
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:637
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:2159
Coordinates:35.9936°N -82.2589°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:28740
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1020542

Green Mountain is an unincorporated community and township in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States. Green Mountain sits along the Toe River, approximately seven miles north of Burnsville, the county seat. It shares a name with the ridgeline north of Burnsville that includes Phillips Knob and Rocky Knob.[2] Its elevation is 2,159 feet (658 m).[3] It has a post office with the ZIP code 28740, which is one of only two ZIP codes used for street addresses in the county.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Green Mountain township, Yancey County, North Carolina (NC) Detailed Profile.
  2. Web site: Dynamic Mapping Application . 2022-03-02 . topobuilder.nationalmap.gov.
  3. , Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-17. Accessed 2007-12-23.
  4. Web site: Zip Code Lookup.