Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min6:03 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:28 am – 5:09 pm
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People3,544 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.81,779 householdsMedian household income $59,176Median home value $205,000Median rent $777 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,355 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 1,368 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, retail 17%, manufacturing 15%Average commute 26 minutes76% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 28°F47 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month August6 in of snow a year, on about 3 days24 days above 90°F, 85 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rural Hall station, 5 mi away; rain from King
Nearby landmarksTown Fork Creek Watershed Lake Thirteenlake · 1.7 miTown Fork Creek Watershed Lake Fourteenlake · 3.1 miBaux Mountainpeak · 4.6 miPiney Mountainpeak · 4.8 miWalls Lakesreservoir · 4.6 miUpper Cascade Fallswaterfall · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHanging Rock State Parkstate park · 5.7 mi · 8,275 acresForsyth County Open Space - Horizons Parkrecreation area · 3.8 mi · 465 acresStokes County - Walnut Cove Lions Parkrecreation area · 6.3 mi · 58 acresHistoric Bethaniastate historic site · 9.1 mi · 178 acresPilot Mountain State Parkstate park · 12.5 mi · 3,924 acresDonnaha Indian Village State Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202049 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202049 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowStokes 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, 11 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCountry Living Aptsserves 66 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique10 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation766 ft233 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLifeBrite Community Hospital of Stokes9.1 miPost officeGermanton Post Office1.7 miTown hallRural Hall Town Hall4.8 miPoliceCounty Sheriff's Office Substation5.3 miFire stationSouth Stokes Volunteer Fire Department Substationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryGermanton Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCarolina Christian College9.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO21 miInterstateI-40 Bus13 miUS highwayUS 3115.1 miAmtrakHigh Point, NC HPT26 miCoachWinston-Salem NC - Clark Campbell Trans. Ctr. (WNS)Greyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27019 ZIP area.
