Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:07 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:25 am – 5:13 pm
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People4,655 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.31,175 householdsMedian household income $66,920Median home value $208,600Median rent $1,034 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,347 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate40% of adults are in the labour force, 1,577 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, manufacturing 15%, construction 13%Average commute 30 minutes80% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 7%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F48 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days59 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wadesboro station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSouth Piedmont Community College - L L Polk Campuscollege · 2.1 miRebel Hillpeak · 5.1 miD and J Farms Lakelake · 6.4 miStegall Lakelake · 7.5 miTall Pines Trailtrailhead · 7.6 miBrown Creek Nature Trailtrailhead · 7.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPee Dee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.7 mi · 8,654 acresTown of Marshville - Marshville Parkrecreation area · 8.2 miMorrow Mountain State Parkstate park · 23.2 mi · 5,596 acresUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 25.7 mi · 51,867 acresFarm Service Agency Interest Of Scnational wildlife refuge · 28.9 mi · 252 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 13 Apr 199844 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 22 Sep 200648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAnson 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, nearest monitors: Montgomery County, NC, 27 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPolkton Water Systemserves 838 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation382 ft116 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health Anson7.1 miPost officePolkton Post Office1.8 miTown hallPolkton Town Hall1.8 miPoliceMarshville Police Department9.1 miFire stationLanesboro Fire District1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Piedmont Community College - L L Polk Campus2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA37 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT43 miInterstateI-7421 miUS highwayUS 741.9 miAmtrakHamlet, NC HAM31 miCoachMonroe A&G ExpressGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28135 ZIP area.
