Local servicesHospitalWilkes Medical Center7.0 miPost officeMoravian Falls Post Office3.0 miTown hallWilkesboro Town Hall6.2 miPoliceWilkes County Sheriff's Office5.4 miFire stationBrushy Mountain Volunteer Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWilkes Community College5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA53 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT60 miInterstateI-7718 miUS highwayUS 4215.4 miAmtrakSalisbury, NC SAL47 miCoachWilkesboroSunway Charters6.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28654 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28654 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min6:08 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:31 am – 5:14 pm
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People3,168 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.71,259 householdsMedian household income $57,438Median home value $228,700Median rent $819 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $998 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 1,645 employedMain industries: manufacturing 17%, education and health care 14%, retail 11%Average commute 30 minutes82% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Korean 4%, Spanish 2%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 27°F52 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month August8 in of snow a year, on about 2 days33 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, W Kerr Scott Resv station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksMoravian Fallswaterfall · 2.6 miPores Knobpeak · under a mileNonamereservoir · 1.4 miPilot Mountainpeak · 5.5 miWatts Lakelake · 2.5 miYellow Jacket Lakelake · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWilkes County Open Spacepark · 5.5 mi · 134 acresLowes Parkrecreation area · 6.0 mi · 66 acresMulberry Mill Wildlife Conservation Areastate conservation land · 12.0 miStone Mountain State Parkstate park · 21.5 mi · 13,501 acresBullhead Mountain State Natural Areastate park · 27.2 mi · 436 acresWilderness Gateway State Trailstate park · 28.0 mi · 485 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 202029 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202029 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWilkes County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025239 of 347 days measured108 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Catawba County, NC, 28 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMoravian Falls Water Systemserves 3,455 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
Elevation1,442 ft440 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
