Barium Springs, North Carolina
| Barium Springs, North Carolina | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Barium Springs, North Carolina  Barium Springs, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°43′08″N 80°53′53″W / 35.71889°N 80.89806°WCoordinates: 35°43′08″N 80°53′53″W / 35.71889°N 80.89806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Iredell |
| Elevation | 948 ft (289 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 28010 |
| Area code(s) | 704 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1018963[1] |
Barium Springs is an unincorporated community in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located on the northern border of Troutman along U.S. Route 21. Barium Springs has a post office with ZIP code 28010.[2][3]
Native Americans named the area Poison Springs, which later became the name of the community's first post office. After a mineral spa opened there in the 1880s, the community changed its name to emphasize the medicinal properties of the barium and other minerals in its waters.[1]
Barium Springs is the site of the Barium Springs Home for Children, a home for disadvantaged and troubled children.
References
- 1 2 "Barium Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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