Local servicesHospitalCharles George Veterans Affairs Medical Center8.0 miPost officeFairview Post Office2.9 miTown hallBlack Mountain Town Hall6.5 miPoliceBlack Mountain Police Department6.4 miFire stationFairview Volunteer Fire Department Substation1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMontreat College - Black Mountain Campus5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL12 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT83 miInterstateI-404.7 miUS highwayUS 742.0 miAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS70 miCoachAshevilleSunway Charters12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28730 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28730 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:14 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:34 am – 5:20 pm
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People7,605 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.52,981 householdsMedian household income $102,900Median home value $433,300Median rent $1,197 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,356 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 3,209 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 16%, retail 10%Average commute 25 minutes79% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages48% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 4%, Russian or other Slavic 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 76°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 25°F53 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month September29 in of snow a year, on about 25 days0 days above 90°F, 102 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Swannanoa 2 Sse station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksDyeleaf Mountainpeak · under a mileSpring Mountainpeak · under a mileEcho Lakelake · 1.6 miLake Evenslake · 1.7 miToms Fallswaterfall · 4.4 miMontreat College - Black Mountain Campuscollege · 5.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPisgah National Forestnational forest · within reach · 510,983 acresChimney Rock State Parkstate park · 7.3 mi · 7,095 acresTown of Black Mountain - Douglas M. Brock Parkrecreation area · 5.4 miLake Tomahawkpark · 6.2 miThomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Sitestate historic site · 11.6 miUncastate recreation area · 13.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Aug 200534 mi away, near Hot Springs, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202329 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBuncombe County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighLandslide Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025268 of 365 days measured97 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Buncombe County monitors, NC
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTwin Creeks S/dserves 77 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,814 ft858 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
