Downtown - Once the primary retail business center of the town, downtown Waynesville is now home to art galleries, cafes, restaurants, shops, banks, doctors offices, and town and county government administration buildings. Frog Level - The historic district whose name came about because of frequent flooding of Richland Creek. As transportation shifted from railway to cars in the 1940s, business shifted up the hill to higher ground. By the '70s and '80s, Frog Level became known as a seedy part of downtown, mainly due to a now-closed bar called The Tap Room. In recent years, the revitalization of Main Street has spread down into this area. In 2003, the Frog Level Historic District was placed in the National Register of Historic Places. The local merchants association presents The Whole Bloomin' Thing Spring Festival every year just before the last frost date, marking the start of planting season for the locals. The festival draws approximately 8,000 attendees to the area and features nature-related themes. The historic Murphy Branch of the old Western North Carolina Railroad runs through Frog Level and still carries freight rail traffic twice daily from the Blue Ridge Southern Railway, which now owns the line. Hazelwood - Due to financial troubles, this once independent town ceased to exist and was annexed by Waynesville in 1995. Its ZIP code is 28738. Laurel Ridge - The Laurel Ridge neighborhood is connected to a country club of the same name and features a golf course, pool, tennis courts, and upscale mountain homes. West Waynesville - Once the industrial part of town, West Waynesville is now home to Waynesville Commons, a large retail shopping center which sits on the site of an old Dayco rubber hose factory. Russ Avenue - A newer business district featuring restaurants, retail stores, auto dealerships, banks, and grocery stores. Russ Avenue is the most traveled surface street in Haywood County and is slated for a major makeover by the NCDOT in the 2020s.
doWnToWn - once thE PRImarY rETAil buSInESs ceNteR of the TOwN, DowntowN WaynEsville is nOW HOmE tO arT gALLerieS, CAfes, RestAuraNts, shOpS, Banks, Doctors offiCES, ANd town and county goveRNMENt adMiNisTrAtIon buildiNgs. frog levEl - the HiSTOric dIStRiCt whOSe name CAMe aBout becAuSe oF fReQuEnt flooDiNg of RiCHlanD crEEk. as trAnSpoRtaTIon sHIfTed frOM rAilway tO Cars in tHe 1940s, business SHIfTED Up the hill TO HigHer grouND. BY thE '70s and '80S, frog lEVel bEcAme known as a seEdy parT of doWntOwn, MaInLy dUe to a nOW-closEd Bar called thE Tap room. iN rECent years, The revItalIzatIoN of maIN sTreEt haS sPrEAd DOWn inTO THIs Area. in 2003, the fRog LeVel historic distRiCt wAS PLaced iN the nationAl rEGIsTer OF hiStoriC pLacEs. tHe local merCHants assoCiAtiON pRESENTs tHe wholE blooMin' tHing sprING festIvaL eveRy YEar Just bEfoRE ThE last fROst daTe, maRkinG THE StaRt of plAnting seasON For the locAls. thE FEstIVal drawS APpRoXimATeLy 8,000 attendeeS TO thE Area ANd FeaTuRes NatuRe-RelAted ThemES. thE HistorIc mUrphy brancH of ThE oLD weStErn NorTh caroliNA railroaD rUns ThroUGh frog LeVel aNd sTILl CaRRiEs fReight rail traffIc twiCe dailY frOm the blue RiDge soUthERn rAiLwaY, WhICh noW OWns the liNe. hazelwooD - DuE to FINanCiAl trOUblEs, this OncE independenT tOwN ceased To ExiST ANd wAs AnNexeD by WAyneSVIlle In 1995. its zip codE is 28738. lAurEL ridge - the lauRel ridge NEIgHborhOOd is CoNneCTed tO a couNtRY clUb of the same nAMe aND FEatuRES a gOlF coUrsE, POol, tennis courts, anD upsCale mounTAin Homes. WEst WaynESvIlle - oncE the iNduStRiAL paRt of towN, wEst WAyNesviLlE Is NOw homE to WaynesvilLe commonS, a LArgE RetAil sHoPping CenteR WHich SItS oN thE Site of aN Old DaycO RuBBeR Hose fACtory. russ AVeNUE - a nEwer BuSIneSs distrIct Featuring reStAuRants, rEtAil stores, aUto DeAlersHips, Banks, and grocery sToreS. RuSS avenue is The mosT TravelED suRface Street IN haYwooD county aNd Is slatEd FoR A Major makeOvEr by THe ncdoT iN the 2020s.