Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:17 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:37 am – 5:23 pm
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People4,159 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.11,859 householdsMedian household income $69,057Median home value $313,500Median rent $1,018 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,808 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.4% unemployment rate41% of adults are in the labour force, 1,477 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 21%, education and health care 16%, retail 13%Average commute 28 minutes69% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 4%2% 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, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSetzer Mountainpeak · 1.1 miCampbell Lickpeak · 1.5 miSoco Fallswaterfall · 2.9 miWaterrock Knob Visitor Centervisitor center · 3.4 miWoodfin Fallswaterfall · 4.0 miFlat Creek Trail Trailheadtrailhead · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreat Smoky Mountains National Parknational park · 5.9 mi · 279,592 acresCherokee National Forestnational forest · 1.9 mi · 661,139 acresCold Mountain Game Landstate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 3,384 acresPisgah View State Parkstate park · 18.7 mi · 499 acresPisgah National Forestnational forest · 27.6 mi · 510,983 acresSumter National Forestnational forest · 33.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 10 May 202549 mi away, near Greenback, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 May 202549 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMaggie Valley Sanitary Distserves 9,629 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,063 ft1,238 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHarris Regional Hospital9.5 miPost officeMaggie Valley Post Office1.4 miTown hallMaggie Valley Town Hall1.6 miPoliceMaggie Valley Police Department3.3 miFire stationMaggie Valley Volunteer Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolSaint Joseph Academy1.7 miCollegeHaywood Community College10.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL33 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS53 miInterstateI-409.0 miUS highwayUS 191.3 miAmtrakClemson, SC CSN59 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28751 ZIP area.
