Official Name: | Zirconia, North Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Zirconia |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Henderson |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 2185 |
Coordinates: | 35.2417°N -82.4161°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 28790 |
Area Code: | 828 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1023354 |
Zirconia is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. Zirconia is located on North Carolina Highway 225, 5.9miles south-southeast of Hendersonville. Zirconia has a post office with ZIP code 28790, which opened on June 9, 1853.[1] [2] The community was named for the valuable deposits of zircon in the area.[3]