West Jefferson, North Carolina
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Location in North Carolina | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1909 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | North Carolina | |
County : | Ashe County | |
Coordinates : | 36 ° 24 ′ N , 81 ° 30 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 1,299 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 240.6 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 5.4 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.4 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 908 m | |
Postal code : | 28694 | |
Area code : | +1 336 | |
FIPS : | 37-72540 | |
GNIS ID : | 1023168 | |
Website : | www.townofwj.com |
West Jefferson is a town in North Carolina in the United States . It is located in Ashe County near the border triangle of Virginia and Tennessee on the southern edge of the Appalachians .
Neighboring communities
Abingdon | Lansing | Jefferson |
Mountain City |
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Mulberry |
Boone | Wilkesboro |
From 1933 to the 1970s, the place was the terminus of the Virginia Creeper Trail of the Norfolk and Western Railway railway line.
The local West Jefferson Dr Pepper (WJDP) are one of only two franchisees of the Dr Pepper Snapple Group in the USA who are allowed to manufacture the Mountain Dew lemonade under license.
Individual evidence
- ^ West Jefferson in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed February 10, 2016