Barium Springs, North Carolina

Barium Springs, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Barium Springs, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°43′08″N 80°53′53″W / 35.71889°N 80.89806°WCoordinates: 35°43′08″N 80°53′53″W / 35.71889°N 80.89806°W
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Iredell
Elevation 948 ft (289 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 28010
Area code(s) 704
GNIS feature ID 1018963[1]

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]

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]

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