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Local servicesHospitalTwin County Regional Hospital11.4 miPost officeLowgap Post Office1.5 miFire stationSkull Camp Volunteer Fire Department Station 72A1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSurry Community College11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO58 miInterstateI-775.1 miUS highwayUS 601 Bus10 miAmtrakLexington Barbeque Festival, NC LEX58 miCoachYadkinvilleSunway Charters29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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State or areaNorth Carolina
ZIP code27024
Telephone code336
Time zoneEastern Time (EST/EDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min6:05 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:31 am – 5:11 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,387 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.61,078 householdsMedian household income $62,813Median home value $188,600Median rent $662 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,090 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 1,097 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, transport, warehousing and utilities 15%, construction 12%Average commute 31 minutes71% drive alone, 25% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher71% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 24°F51 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month September8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days2 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 43° / 24°FJFebruary: 47° / 26°FFMarch: 54° / 31°FMApril: 64° / 40°FAMay: 72° / 49°FMJune: 79° / 56°FJJuly: 82° / 61°FJAugust: 81° / 60°FASeptember: 76° / 54°FSOctober: 66° / 42°FONovember: 55° / 32°FNDecember: 47° / 27°FD90°20°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Galax Wtp station, 10 mi away; snow from Mt Airy 2 W
Nearby landmarksRound Peakpeak · 1.6 miBuck Mountainpeak · under a mileRaven Knob Park Lakelake · 3.1 miChryson Lakelake · 4.9 miNonamereservoir · 8.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMitchell River Game Landstate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 2,374 acresStewarts Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 50 acresGrayson Glades State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 5.6 miBig Spring Bog State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 5.7 miNew River Trail State Parkstate park · 11.3 miCrooked Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 96 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202014 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202014 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSurry County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: 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, 42 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Mount Airyserves 10,314 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,426 ft435 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program





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