Cedar Falls, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Former Cedar Falls post office
Former Cedar Falls post office
Cedar Falls, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
Cedar Falls, North Carolina
Cedar Falls, North Carolina
Cedar Falls, North Carolina is located in the United States
Cedar Falls, North Carolina
Cedar Falls, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°45′07″N 79°43′53″W / 35.75194°N 79.73139°W / 35.75194; -79.73139
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Incorporated1899[1] (repealed 1901)
Elevation
[2]
512 ft (156 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27230
Area code336
GNIS feature ID1019575[2]

Cedar Falls is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located along the Deep River, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Asheboro. Cedar Falls has a post office with ZIP code 27230, which opened on March 4, 1878.[3][4]

History

Cedar Falls was originally named Everett's Mill, in reference to Benjamin Everett. The first cotton mill in Randolph County, Sapona Cotton Mills, was established in the community in 1836. Cedar Falls was incorporated in 1899 but its incorporated status was revoked two years later.[5]

Geography

The community is located in central Randolph County and sits along the Deep River.[5]

References

  1. ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Falls, North Carolina
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Powell & Hill 2010, p. 102.

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