Toast, North Carolina

Toast, North Carolina
Downtown Toast, North Carolina
Location of Toast, North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°29′48″N 80°38′05″W / 36.49667°N 80.63472°W / 36.49667; -80.63472
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Government
 • MayorCarl Ray Shelton
Area
 • Total
1.52 sq mi (3.94 km2)
 • Land1.51 sq mi (3.91 km2)
 • Water0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
1,112 ft (339 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,423
 • Density943.2/sq mi (364.17/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27049
Area code336
FIPS code37-67700
GNIS feature ID2402936

Toast is a census-designated place (CDP) in Surry County, North Carolina, United States, just west of Mount Airy. As of the 2020 census, Toast had a population of 1,423.

A post office called Toast has been in operation since 1929. The name "Toast" was supplied by the Post Office Department. E. P. McLeod, the school principal, supposedly came up with the name while buying groceries at Hutchens Store one evening in 1927.