Toast, North Carolina | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Coordinates: 36°29′48″N 80°38′05″W / 36.49667°N 80.63472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Surry |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carl Ray Shelton |
Area | |
• Total | 1.52 sq mi (3.94 km2) |
• Land | 1.51 sq mi (3.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 1,112 ft (339 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,423 |
• Density | 943.01/sq mi (364.17/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 27049 |
Area code | 336 |
FIPS code | 37-67700[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2402936[2] |
Toast is a census-designated place (CDP) in Surry County, North Carolina, United States, just west of Mount Airy. The population was 1,922 at the 2000 census.
A post office called Toast has been in operation since 1929.[4] The name "Toast" was supplied by the Post Office Department.[5] E. P. McLeod, the school principal, supposedly came up with the name while buying groceries at Hutchens Store one evening in 1927.[6]