Tapoco, North Carolina

Tapoco, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Tapoco Lodge
Tapoco Lodge
Tapoco is located in North Carolina
Tapoco
Tapoco
Tapoco is located in the United States
Tapoco
Tapoco
Coordinates: 35°26′36″N 83°56′13″W / 35.44333°N 83.93694°W / 35.44333; -83.93694
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGraham
Elevation
1,171 ft (357 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code828
GNIS feature ID995845[1]

Tapoco is an unincorporated community in Graham County, North Carolina, United States. Tapoco is located on U.S. Route 129 near the Little Tennessee River, 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Robbinsville. Named for the acronym of the former Tallassee Power Company, Tapoco had a post office until it closed on October 26, 1995.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Tapoco". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 11, 2013.