Vilas, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:	Vilas, North Carolina
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Named For:	Vallis (Latin)^[1]
Pushpin Map:	North Carolina#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Watauga
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Elevation Ft:	2746
Coordinates:	36.2456°N -81.7675°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	28692
Area Code:	828
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	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, west-northwest of Boone. The Vilas post office, with ZIP code 28692, was established in 1885.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notable residents

• Joseph Bathanti (born 1953), an American poet, novelist and professor^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mountain Glory - Our State . Bathanti . Joseph . . Greensboro, NC . September 23, 2013 . December 23, 2020.
2. Web site: North Carolina Gazetteer . December 23, 2020.
3. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. February 13, 2015. United States Postal Service. 2015.
4. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. February 13, 2015.
5. News: Award-winning Poet and Novelist from Vilas Named Poet Laureate for North Carolina by Gov. Perdue . . Boone, NC . September 5, 2012 . December 23, 2020.