Beta, North Carolina

CountryUnited States

Elevation

2,142 ft (653 m)

Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))

Area code828

Beta, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°23′41″N 83°11′26″W / 35.39472°N 83.19056°W / 35.39472; -83.19056
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Jackson
Elevation	2,142 ft (653 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	828
GNIS feature ID	981059[1]

Beta is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Beta is located along U.S. Route 74, west of Addie and east of Sylva.

When Jackson County was formed in 1851, the home of Dan Bryson, located in Beta, served as the first courthouse.^[2]

John Brinkley, a quack doctor, early radio broadcaster, and independent candidate for governor of Kansas, was born in Beta in 1885.