Montezuma is an unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. Before its founding in 1883, it had two variant names, Aaron and Bull Scrape.[2] The community is located on Old State Highway 181 and is on the Eastern Continental Divide.

Montezuma
Unincorporated community
Montezuma Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°58′17″N 82°00′42″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Avery County
Founded	1883
Named for	Moctezuma II
Elevation	3,766 ft (1,148 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	28653
Area code(s)	828
GNIS feature ID	1013656[1]

History

Between 1904 and 1940, Montezuma was a stop along the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad between Newland and Linville, with a spur to Pineola.

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