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Beaver Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina

Coordinates: 36°22′41″N 81°29′53″W / 36.37806°N 81.49806°W / 36.37806; -81.49806
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Beaver Creek, North Carolina
Beaver Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
Beaver Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina
Location of Beaver Creek in North Carolina
Beaver Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina is located in the United States
Beaver Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina
Beaver Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°22′41″N 81°29′53″W / 36.37806°N 81.49806°W / 36.37806; -81.49806
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAshe
Elevation3,041 ft (927 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28694[2]
Area code336
FIPS code37-37009
GNIS feature ID1019027[1]

Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States, located off U.S. Route 221, south of West Jefferson.

The Virginia-Carolina Railway once had service through this area. The Virginia–Carolina Railway was an interstate railroad in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina. It ran from Abingdon in Washington County, Virginia to Todd in Ashe County. The line charted a complicated course through the mountains of the area, crossing the Blue Ridge near Mount Rogers.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Creek, North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  2. ^ "Beaver Creek North NC". ZIP Code Lookup. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2008.