Poplar, North Carolina

Poplar, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Poplar is located in North Carolina
Poplar
Poplar
Poplar is located in the United States
Poplar
Poplar
Coordinates: 36°05′15″N 82°20′11″W / 36.08750°N 82.33639°W / 36.08750; -82.33639
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMitchell
Named forA poplar tree[1]
Elevation
2,224 ft (678 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28740[2]
Area code828
GNIS feature ID1022036[3]

Poplar is an unincorporated community in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located along North Carolina Highway 197 (NC 197), at the banks of the Hollow Poplar Creek and between the southern slopes of the Unaka Range and the North Toe River. It is also the last community along the CSX Blue Ridge Subdivision before crossing into Tennessee towards Erwin.

  1. ^ "Poplar - Hollow Poplar Creek". Mitchell County Historical Society. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Mitchell County - North Carolina Zip Code Boundary Map (NC)". USNaviguide, LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Poplar, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 27, 2020.