Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:16 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:37 am – 5:22 pm
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People670 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.5249 householdsMedian household income $117,824Median home value $356,60097% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,977 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 250 employedMain industries: education and health care 45%, other services 20%, hospitality, food and recreation 9%Average commute 17 minutes73% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages80% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 34% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 5%, Vietnamese 4%, French or Haitian Creole 3%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 24°F50 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month December11 in of snow a year, on about 7 days3 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waynesville 1 E station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Junaluskalake · under a mileLake Junaluska Campgroundcampground · under a mileLake Palcoylake · 1.2 miHaywood Community Collegecollege · 2.6 miFincher Mountainpeak · 1.8 miSusie Knobpeak · 1.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCherokee National Forestnational forest · 5.4 mi · 661,139 acresGreat Smoky Mountains National Parknational park · 13.8 mi · 279,592 acresCold Mountain Game Landstate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 3,384 acresPisgah View State Parkstate park · 10.8 mi · 499 acresPisgah National Forestnational forest · 19.5 mi · 510,983 acresSumter National Forestnational forest · 34.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Aug 200527 mi away, near Hot Springs, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 20237 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHaywood County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025234 of 263 days measured29 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Haywood County monitors, NC
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription90% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLake Junaluska Assemblyserves 2,273 people from surface water purchased1 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
Elevation2,575 ft785 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHaywood Regional Medical Center1.8 miPost officeLake Junaluska Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWaynesville Town Hall2.4 miPoliceWaynesville Police Department2.4 miFire stationJunaluska Community Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryJunaluska Elementary School1.1 miHighTuscola High School1.3 miCollegeHaywood Community College2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL25 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS61 miInterstateI-402.7 miUS highwayUS 19under a mileAmtrakGreenville, SC GRV56 miCoachAsheville Asheland AveGreyhound24 miTransit1 stop within a mileHaywood Public TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28745 ZIP area.
