Local servicesHospitalHarris Regional Hospital3.7 miPost officeDillsboro Post Office1.4 miTown hallDillsboro Town Hall1.4 miPoliceJackson County Sheriff's Office2.4 miFire stationQualla Volunteer Fire Department Station 21.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthwestern Community College4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL41 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS50 miInterstateI-4021 miUS highwayUS 441under a mileAmtrakClemson, SC CSN54 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28725 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:18 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:38 am – 5:24 pm
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People90 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.853 householdsMedian household income $57,750Median rent $1,107 a month32% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 26°F54 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month June4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days13 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cullowhee station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsGreat Smoky Mountains National Parknational park · 3.7 mi · 279,592 acresJackson County - Green Energy Parkrecreation area · under a mileTown of Dillsboro - Monteith Farmstead and Community Parkrecreation area · 1.4 miNantahala National Forestnational forest · 6.6 mi · 532,900 acresCherokee National Forestnational forest · 9.0 mi · 661,139 acresNeedmore Game Landstate conservation land · 12.5 mi · 5,087 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197349 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 May 202542 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJackson County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025296 of 365 days measured69 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Swain County, NC, 17 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDillsboro Water Utilities, INC.serves 37 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,954 ft596 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
