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Welcome to Deep Gap ...

Deep Gap is located in Watauga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deep Gap, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

Time Zone: Deep Gap lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Deep Gap: 828

The ZIP code for Deep Gap: 28618<2>

Communities near Deep Gap ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deep Gap.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Deep Gap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deep Gap.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deep Gap. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deep Gap.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deep Gap. See our Newspapers Page for Deep Gap.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deep Gap ...

Looking for more information about Deep Gap? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Deep Gap, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Deep Gap.

Adding Deep Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deep Gap in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Deep Gap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Deep Gap post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deep Gap.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Watauga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Deep Gap). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Deep Gap or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/