Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min5:59 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:23 am – 5:05 pm
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People3,399 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.71,438 householdsMedian household income $75,305Median home value $237,000Median rent $1,786 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,643 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 1,768 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, manufacturing 16%, construction 12%Average commute 36 minutes77% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 6%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 29°F48 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month September9 in of snow a year, on about 4 days44 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Yanceyville 4 Se station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksWhitfield Pondlake · under a mileQuail Roost Lake Number Threelake · 3.4 miRed Mountainpeak · 9.5 miSouth Flat Riverriver · 8.6 miNorth Flat Riverriver · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOrange County Open Space - Lewis Heartleaf Preserverecreation area · 5.2 miOrange County Open Space - Cedar Grove Parkrecreation area · 6.5 mi · 60 acresEno River State Parkstate park · 12.5 mi · 4,342 acresR. Wayne Bailey - Caswell Game Landstate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 16,246 acresMountains-to-Sea Trailstate park · 13.4 miOcconeechee Mountain State Natural Areastate park · 13.8 mi · 221 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPerson County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025227 of 237 days measured10 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 74main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Person County monitors, NC
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Roxboroserves 13,139 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation675 ft206 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPerson Memorial Hospital11.3 miPost officeHurdle Mills Post Office1.9 miFire stationHurdle Mills Volunteer Fire Department Station 21.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryOak Lane Elementary School1.0 miCollegePiedmont Community College - Person County Campus12.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU31 miInterstateI-4014 miUS highwayUS 5016.7 miAmtrakDurham, NC DNC21 miCoachChapel Hill Myrica StFlixBus20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27541 ZIP area.
