Local servicesHospitalFirsthealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital10.9 miPost officeMount Gilead Post Office1.5 miTown hallMount Gilead Town Hall1.5 miPoliceMount Gilead Police Department1.5 miFire stationMount Gilead Volunteer Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMount Gilead Elementary School1.6 miCollegeMontgomery Community College11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA43 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT54 miInterstateI-7414 miUS highwayUS 527.5 miAmtrakRockingham Speedway RKH28 miCoachAlbemarle (Vac & Dash)Sunway Charters15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27306 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27306 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:05 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:24 am – 5:11 pm
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People5,486 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.42,555 householdsMedian household income $57,934Median home value $171,800Median rent $793 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,048 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 2,384 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, manufacturing 15%, hospitality, food and recreation 12%Average commute 29 minutes87% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Chinese 3%, other Asian or Pacific languages 3%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 31°F48 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days39 days above 90°F, 66 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Albemarle station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsTown of Mount Gilead - Stanback Parkrecreation area · 1.0 miTown Creek Indian Mound State Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.9 mi · 54 acresPee Dee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.8 mi · 8,654 acresUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 8.9 mi · 51,867 acresMorrow Mountain State Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 5,596 acresTown of Norwood - Norwood Memorial Parkrecreation area · 7.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMontgomery County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025297 of 363 days measured66 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 85main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Montgomery County monitors, NC
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMontgomery County Water Systemserves 15,362 people from surface water9 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level12 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation402 ft123 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
