Vilas, North Carolina

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]

Vilas, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°14′44″N 81°46′03″W
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]

Notable residents

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

References

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