Local servicesHospitalOld Vineyard Behavioral Health Center13.8 miPost officeEast Bend Post Office1.8 miTown hallEast Bend Town Hall1.5 miPoliceEast Bend Police Department1.5 miFire stationEast Bend Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryEast Bend Elementary School1.3 miCollegeSurry Community College - Yadkin Center9.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO33 miInterstateI-4014 miUS highwayUS 4215.7 miAmtrakLexington Barbeque Festival, NC LEX30 miCoachYadkinvilleSunway Charters9.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27018 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27018 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min6:05 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:29 am – 5:11 pm
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People7,388 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.12,983 householdsMedian household income $73,438Median home value $234,500Median rent $730 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,258 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 3,423 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 17%, construction 16%Average commute 30 minutes84% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 25°F47 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month July7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days26 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Yadkinville 6 E station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsDonnaha Indian Village State Historic Sitestate historic site · 4.8 miHorne Creek State Historic Sitestate historic site · 5.1 mi · 111 acresPilot Mountain State Parkstate park · 6.8 mi · 3,924 acresYadkin County - Historic Richmond Hill Nature Parkrecreation area · 7.1 miForsyth County Open Space - C. G. Hill Memorial Parkrecreation area · 7.6 mi · 181 acresHistoric Bethaniastate historic site · 9.7 mi · 178 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202037 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202037 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowYadkin County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025232 of 365 days measured133 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 100main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Forsyth County, NC, 15 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of East Bendserves 1,466 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation914 ft279 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
