Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:20 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:40 am – 5:26 pm
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People63 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 72.644 householdsMedian household income $150,300Median home value $276,000100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,140 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 26°F64 in of rain a yearwettest month December9 in of snow a year, on about 6 days8 days above 90°F, 96 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Robbinsville Ag 5 Ne station, 6 mi away; snow from Townsend 5s
Nearby landmarksRound Mountainpeak · 3.5 miHigh Toppeak · under a mileLEWELLYN COVE TRAILHEADtrailhead · 1.9 miFONTANA TRAIL HEADtrailhead · 2.3 miBig Springspring · 2.5 miLAKE SANTEETLAH CAMPSITEScampground · 5.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreat Smoky Mountains National Parknational park · 6.8 mi · 241,082 acresFoothills Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 2,997 acresNantahala National Forestnational forest · 16.7 miCherokee National Forestnational forest · 19.8 mi · 661,139 acresTellico Lake - Chota Unitnational conservation area · 20.9 mi · 262 acresFort Loudonstate park · 25.5 mi · 438 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197328 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 May 202514 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGraham County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025220 of 245 days measured25 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Graham County monitors, NC
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription9% have cable, fibre or DSL57% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Fontana Damserves 950 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,751 ft839 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSwain Community Hospital18.7 miPost officeFontana Dam Post Office2.8 miTown hallRobbinsville Town Hall7.4 miPoliceGraham County Sheriff's Office7.2 miFire stationGraham County Fire Department Santeetlah Station 35.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS29 miInterstateI-14028 miUS highwayUS 1295.4 miAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA64 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28733 ZIP area.
