Barium Springs, North Carolina

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]

Barium Springs, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Barium Springs is located in North Carolina
Barium Springs
Barium Springs
Barium Springs is located in the United States
Barium Springs
Barium Springs
Coordinates: 35°43′08″N 80°53′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyIredell
Elevation
948 ft (289 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28010
Area code704
GNIS feature ID1018963[1]

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. "Barium Springs". 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 6, 2015.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2015.


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