Purlear, North Carolina

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
36°10′55″N 81°17′03″W / 36.18194°N 81.28417°W / 36.18194; -81.28417CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCountyWilkesElevation
1,342 ft (409 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
28665
Area code336GNIS feature ID992920[1]

Purlear is an unincorporated community in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. Purlear is 2.65 miles (4.26 km) west of Millers Creek. Purlear has a post office with ZIP code 28665.[2][3] Rendezvous Mountain State Park is located in Purlear.[4]

Notable persons

  • Johnson Jay Hayes, U.S. federal judge
  • Travis A. LeFever, CEO at Mission Mobile Medical Group

References

  1. ^ "Purlear". 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 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest". North Carolina Forest Service. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
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Municipalities and communities of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
County seat: Wilkesboro
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