Sapphire, North Carolina

Sapphire, North Carolina
Sapphire, North Carolina
Sapphire, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°06′25″N 83°00′11″W / 35.10694°N 83.00306°W / 35.10694; -83.00306
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyTransylvania
Named afterThe gemstone sapphire[1]
Elevation3,176 ft (968 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28774
Area code828
GNIS feature ID1022501[2]

Sapphire is an unincorporated community in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. Sapphire is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) east of Cashiers. Sapphire has a post office with ZIP code 28774.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sapphire, North Carolina
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 10, 2013.