Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:05 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:23 am – 5:10 pm
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People3,265 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.81,418 householdsMedian household income $58,532Median home value $156,900Median rent $590 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,140 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting12.7% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 1,441 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, professional and business services 17%, hospitality, food and recreation 14%Average commute 25 minutes88% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, Spanish 12%, other Asian or Pacific languages 3%10% 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, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsRocky Ford Creek Mountain Laurel Bluff Registered Heritage Areastate conservation land · 4.5 miMillstone Creek Registered Heritage Areastate conservation land · 5.1 mi · 355 acresSandhills Game Landstate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 43,114 acresNaked Creek Atlantic White Cedar Stand Registered Heritage Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 125 acresBeaver Dam Creek Shrub Community Registered Heritage Areastate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 391 acresBones Fork Pine and Shrub Community Registered Heritage Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 150 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Sep 200644 mi away, near Rowland, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Sep 200644 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRichmond County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateTornado 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, nearest monitors: Montgomery County, NC, 18 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Ellerbeserves 2,050 people from surface water purchased2 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2025: lead and copper, treatment technique12 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation527 ft161 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital - Richmond11.8 miPost officeEllerbe Post Office2.1 miTown hallEllerbe Town Hall2.1 miFire stationEllerbe Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRichmond Community College13.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field FAY49 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT68 miInterstateI-741.3 miUS highwayUS 220 Altunder a mileAmtrakRockingham Speedway RKH12 miCoachRockingham King Fuel StationGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28338 ZIP area.
