Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:04 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:23 am – 5:10 pm
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People3,456 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.31,230 householdsMedian household income $51,436Median home value $128,800Median rent $898 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $705 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 1,465 employedMain industries: manufacturing 24%, education and health care 18%, finance, insurance and real estate 13%Average commute 24 minutes87% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher75% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 81%, Spanish 19%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 33°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days44 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jackson Springs 5 Wnw station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsTown Creek Indian Mound State Historic Sitestate historic site · 8.6 mi · 54 acresTown of Biscoe - Biscoe Parkrecreation area · 7.9 miUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 11.5 mi · 51,867 acresRocky Ford Creek Mountain Laurel Bluff Registered Heritage Areastate conservation land · 10.6 miNaked Creek Atlantic White Cedar Stand Registered Heritage Areastate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 125 acresMillstone Creek Registered Heritage Areastate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 355 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMontgomery County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025297 of 363 days measured66 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 85main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Montgomery County monitors, NC
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Candorserves 875 people from surface water purchased7 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation543 ft166 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFirsthealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital10.3 miPost officeCandor Post Office4.8 miTown hallCandor Town Hall4.5 miPoliceCandor Police Department4.5 miFire stationCandor Volunteer Fire Department4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMontgomery Community College9.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA53 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO60 miInterstateI-743.2 miUS highwayUS 2203.2 miAmtrakPinehurst, NC PIH19 miCoachRockingham King Fuel StationGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27229 ZIP area.
