Local servicesHospitalHugh Chatham Memorial Hospital2.9 miPost officeJonesville Post Office1.7 miTown hallJonesville Town Hall1.2 miPoliceElkin Police Department2.4 miFire stationArlington Fire and Rescue Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryJonesville Elementary School1.7 miCollegeSurry Community College - Yadkin Center9.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO50 miInterstateI-77under a mileUS highwayUS 21 Bus1.6 miAmtrakLexington Barbeque Festival, NC LEX42 miCoachYadkinvilleSunway Charters11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28642 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28642 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min6:06 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:30 am – 5:12 pm
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People5,602 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.22,358 householdsMedian household income $44,543Median home value $144,500Median rent $642 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,034 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 2,441 employedMain industries: manufacturing 25%, retail 17%, education and health care 15%Average commute 24 minutes83% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 8%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days33 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkin station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsLila Swaim Parkpark · 1.4 miTown of Jonesville - Jonesville Greenwayrecreation area · 1.6 miStone Mountain State Parkstate park · 15.9 mi · 13,501 acresPilot Mountain State Parkstate park · 18.0 mi · 3,924 acresBullhead Mountain State Natural Areastate park · 20.3 mi · 436 acresDivided Mountain Purchase Unitnational forest · 53.6 mi · 108 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202023 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202023 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowYadkin 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, 32 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Jonesvilleserves 2,354 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,072 ft327 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
