Joe, North Carolina

Joe is an unincorporated community south-southwest of Hot Springs, in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The community is a part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.^[2]

Joe
Unincorporated community
Joe Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°47′48″N 82°54′32″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Madison
Elevation	2,644 ft (806 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	28743
Area code	828
GNIS feature ID	1024894[1]

A post office called Joe was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1953.^[3] Joe was the name of a female first settler.^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Joe Post Office
2. Madison County, North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
4. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 71.