Paint Rock, North Carolina

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
35°55′50″N 82°53′23″W / 35.93056°N 82.88972°W / 35.93056; -82.88972CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCountyMadison CountyElevation
1,266 ft (386 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
28743
Area code828GNIS feature ID1021780[1]

Paint Rock is an unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The community is named after the nearby mountain of the same name along the North Carolina–Tennessee state line. Located along the south banks of the French Broad River, the community is accessible via Paint Rock Road (SR 1300), which connects to US 25/US 70. The Norfolk Southern S-Line also travels through the community.[2] The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paint Rock, North Carolina
  2. ^ Madison County, North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 2015. Enlarged Municipal and Suburban Areas inset. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
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