Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min6:09 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:31 am – 5:15 pm
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People301 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.8109 householdsMedian household income $26,354Median home value $121,900Median rent $808 a month38% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $740 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 5%, Tagalog 4%, other Asian or Pacific languages 3%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 30°F47 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare33 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hickory Faa Ap station, 3 mi away; snow from Rhodhiss Hydro Plt
Nearby landmarksPilot Mountainpeak · 6.8 miOld Mill Pondlake · 1.9 miLenoir Rhyne Universitycollege · 6.0 miCaldwell Community College and Technical Institutecollege · 6.4 miUpper Little Riverriver · 5.4 miPiney Mountainpeak · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of Rhodhiss - Rhodhiss Parkrecreation area · under a mileGranite Falls Recreation Complexpark · 2.6 miWilderness Gateway State Trailstate park · 8.1 mi · 485 acresJohns River Game Landstate conservation land · 12.8 mi · 6,448 acresSouth Mountains State Parkstate park · 15.1 mi · 21,329 acresLake James State Parkstate park · 24.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199839 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Dec 201420 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCaldwell County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025238 of 245 days measured7 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Caldwell County monitors, NC
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone24% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Rhodhissserves 867 people from surface water purchased1 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
Elevation1,080 ft329 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFrye Regional Medical Center5.5 miPost officeRhodhiss Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRhodhiss Town Hallunder a milePoliceRhodhiss Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationRhodhiss Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT47 miInterstateI-404.7 miUS highwayUS 321 Altunder a mileAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS38 miCoachHickory (App State)Sunway Charters3.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28667 ZIP area.
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