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Welcome to Zephyr ...

Zephyr is located in Surry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zephyr, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Zephyr is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Zephyr: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Zephyr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Zephyr - they are located in Kansas, Mississippi, Ontario and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Zephyr.

Communities near Zephyr ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zephyr ...

Looking for more information about Zephyr? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Zephyr, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Zephyr.

Adding Zephyr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zephyr 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 Zephyr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Zephyr post office opened in 1900. The Zephyr post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zephyr.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zephyr - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Zephyr area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Zephyr area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/