What is "walnut cove"

Population (2000): 1465
Housing Units (2000): 636
Land area (2000): 2.407451 sq. miles (6.235270 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000109 sq. miles (0.000282 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.407560 sq. miles (6.235552 sq. km)
FIPS code: 70780
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 36.296225 N, 80.141150 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 27052
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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