Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min6:06 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:31 am – 5:12 pm
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People40 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.830 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 22°F57 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month May19 in of snow a year, on about 7 days12 days above 90°F, 108 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sparta 3.5 Ssw station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksLittle Mountainpeak · under a mileRich Mountainpeak · 4.2 miHigh Meadows Lakelake · 1.4 miLake Louiselake · 1.6 miLittle Fallswaterfall · 4.4 miNonamereservoir · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsStone Mountain State Parkstate park · 2.8 mi · 13,501 acresBullhead Mountain State Natural Areastate park · 4.6 mi · 436 acresMitchell River Game Landstate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 2,374 acresBig Spring Bog State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 10.2 miThurmond Chatham Game Landstate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 6,348 acresGrayson Glades State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 11.5 miSource: 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 20207 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 20207 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAlleghany County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025232 of 365 days measured133 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 100main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Forsyth County, NC, 45 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHigh Meadows S/dserves 650 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,829 ft862 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAlleghany Memorial Hospital9.7 miPost officeRoaring Gap Post Office1.9 miTown hallSparta Town Hall9.6 miPoliceSparta Police Department9.5 miFire stationCherry Lane Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWilkes Community College - Alleghany Center10.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO62 miInterstateI-7711 miUS highwayUS 211.5 miAmtrakLexington Barbeque Festival, NC LEX58 miCoachWilkesboroSunway Charters22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28668 ZIP area.
