Cumnock, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 35°33′18″N 79°14′16″W / 35.55500°N 79.23778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Lee |
Elevation | 272 ft (83 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 ( EDT) |
ZIP code | 27237
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Area code | 919 |
GNIS feature ID | 1019884 [1] |
Cumnock, formerly known as Egypt, [3] is an unincorporated community in northwestern Lee County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on Cumnock Road, about a mile north of U.S. Route 421.
Endor Iron Furnace is located near the community. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [4] The Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge was listed in 1995. [4]
Egypt (now Cumnock) was the site of the Egypt Coal Mine which operated between 1855 and 1928. [3]