Sturgills, North Carolina
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in North Carolina, U.S.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sturgills
| settlement_type = Unincorporated community
| pushpin_map = North Carolina
| pushpin_label = Sturgills
| pushpin_label_position = right
| coordinates = {{Coord|36.55|N|81.49|W}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = North Carolina
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Ashe
| named_for = Sheriff B. Sturgills
| timezone1 = EST
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| postal_code_type = ZIP Code
| postal_code = 28643
| area_code = 336, 743
}}
Sturgills is an unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States.{{Cite web |title=Sturgills, North Carolina 28643 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sturgills,+NC+28643/@36.5633054,-81.5086822,7039m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8851b35c97b5aa8b:0x8ec8db9fc868701!8m2!3d36.5553994!4d-81.4984418!16s/m/03cr6j2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIxOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw== |access-date=February 21, 2025 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Sturgills Populated Place Profile / Ashe County, North Carolina Data |url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/nc/ashe/sturgills.cfm |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=northcarolina.hometownlocator.com}}{{Cite web |title=Sturgills, NC, Lansing, NC 28643, US - MapQuest |url=https://www.mapquest.com/us/north-carolina/sturgills-nc-283472145 |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=www.mapquest.com |language=en}}
Geography
Sturgills is located in northern Ashe County. The community borders the state of Virginia.
Sturgills is within the Helton Township in Ashe County.
The ZIP Code is 28643.{{Cite web |title=ZIP Code 28643 |url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/28643/ |access-date=February 21, 2025 |website=United States ZIP Codes}}
History
Sturgills was named for former Ashe County Sheriff B. Sturgills, who was instrumental in the founding of the community's former post office {{Harvard citation|Powell|1968|p=479}}.
References
{{Citation |last=Powell |first=William S. |author-link=William S. Powell |year=1968 |title=The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places |place=Chapel Hill |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |edition= |volume= |id= |isbn=0-8078-1247-1 |url=}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Ashe County, North Carolina