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Welcome to Fontana Dam (aka 'Fontana Village') ...

The town of Fontana Dam is located in Graham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fontana Dam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1942.

The town was incorporated in June 2011.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fontana Dam has a population of 6 people<2> (see below for details).

Fontana Dam is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Fontana Dam: 828

The ZIP code for Fontana Dam: 28733<4>

The town of Fontana Dam has also been called Fontana Village.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fontana Dam had an population of 6 people. This is a decrease of 14.29% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fontana Dam had a population of 7 people.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fontana Dam.

Communities near Fontana Dam ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fontana Dam.

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 Fontana Dam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fontana Dam.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fontana Dam. 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 Fontana Dam.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fontana Dam ...

Looking for more information about Fontana Dam? 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 Fontana Dam, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fontana Dam.

Adding Fontana Dam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fontana Dam in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Fontana Dam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fontana Dam post office opened in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fontana Dam.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Graham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fontana Dam.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fontana Dam - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 town (such as Fontana Dam). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fontana Dam or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/