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Purlear, North Carolina

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Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
Purlear, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Purlear, North Carolina is located in North CarolinaPurlear, North CarolinaPurlear, North CarolinaShow map of North CarolinaPurlear, North Carolina is located in the United StatesPurlear, North CarolinaPurlear, North CarolinaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 36°10′55″N 81°17′03″W / 36.18194°N 81.28417°W / 36.18194; -81.28417
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWilkes
Elevation1,342 ft (409 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code28665
Area code336
GNIS feature ID992920

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. Rendezvous Mountain State Park is located in Purlear.

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.
Municipalities and communities of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
County seat: Wilkesboro
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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