Almond, North Carolina


Almond is an unincorporated community in Swain County, North Carolina, United States. Almond is located on the Little Tennessee River and North Carolina Highway 28 west-southwest of Bryson City. Almond has a post office with ZIP code 28702, which opened on March 17, 1886. The community was named for Bud Almond, who provided the land on which the town was founded. At one time, Almond was a scheduled stop with a depot for the Southern Railway on the Murphy Branch.
Most of Almond is now covered by Fontana Lake.