Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min6:03 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:26 am – 5:09 pm
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People15,927 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.56,770 householdsMedian household income $91,512Median home value $312,900Median rent $1,364 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,646 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 8,810 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 14%, retail 14%Average commute 20 minutes80% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Spanish 3%, Korean 2%, other Indo-European languages 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 32°F48 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month August2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days45 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, High Pt station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksGuilford Technical Community Collegecollege · under a mileOak Hollow Lakelake · 3.2 miHigh Point Lakelake · under a mileWest Fork Deep Riverriver · 1.6 miEast Fork Deep Riverriver · 1.7 miSouth University - High Pointcollege · 3.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of Jamestown Open Spacerecreation area · under a mileCity of High Point - High Point Lakerecreation area · under a mile · 1,161 acresGuilford Courthouse National Military Parkhistoric site · 10.3 mi · 228 acresHaw River State Parkstate park · 18.6 mi · 1,481 acresUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 34.3 mi · 51,867 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateGuilford County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025274 of 365 days measured91 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Guilford County monitors, NC
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Jamestownserves 6,543 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation785 ft239 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCone Health MedCenter High Point3.8 miPost officeJamestown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallJamestown Town Hallunder a milePoliceGuilford County Sheriff's Office - District 3under a mileFire stationPinecroft - Sedgefield Fire District Station 46under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 highElementaryJamestown Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighGTCC Middle College High Schoolunder a mileHighLucy C Ragsdale High Schoolunder a mileCollegeGuilford Technical Community Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO7.1 miInterstateI-742.5 miUS highwayUS 291.8 miAmtrakHigh Point, NC HPT5.0 miCoachGreensboro Bus StopFlixBus9.5 miTransit11 stops within a mileHigh Point Transit System (HPTS), Greensboro Transit Agency (GTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27282 ZIP area.
