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State or areaNorth Carolina
ZIP code28669
Telephone code336
Time zoneEastern Time (EST/EDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min6:06 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:31 am – 5:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,935 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.71,254 householdsMedian household income $47,358Median home value $137,500Median rent $746 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $861 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 1,255 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, manufacturing 18%, construction 13%Average commute 29 minutes74% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 9%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days33 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 49° / 23°FJFebruary: 52° / 24°FFMarch: 60° / 31°FMApril: 70° / 40°FAMay: 77° / 51°FMJune: 84° / 60°FJJuly: 87° / 65°FJAugust: 86° / 63°FASeptember: 80° / 57°FSOctober: 71° / 42°FONovember: 61° / 32°FNDecember: 52° / 26°FD90°20°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkin station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksRoaring Riverriver · 1.8 miRound Mountainpeak · 5.2 miBald Mountainpeak · 8.1 miEast Prong Roaring Riverriver · 5.1 miNonamereservoir · 5.3 miJonesville Golf Course Lakelake · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWilkes County Open Spacepark · 6.6 mi · 1,775 acresTown of Elkin - Elkin Municipal Parkrecreation area · 7.4 miStone Mountain State Parkstate park · 10.3 mi · 13,501 acresMulberry Mill Wildlife Conservation Areastate conservation land · 10.0 miBullhead Mountain State Natural Areastate park · 15.7 mi · 436 acresNew River State Parkstate park · 24.8 mi · 3,194 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 202018 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202018 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, 41 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWest Wilkes Wtr Association INCserves 12,573 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 in the county
Elevation1,044 ft318 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHugh Chatham Memorial Hospital8.8 miPost officeRoaring River Post Office1.6 miTown hallRonda Town Hall2.6 miPoliceElkin Police Department7.9 miFire stationRoaring River Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryRoaring River Elementary School1.3 miCollegeWilkes Community College12.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO59 miInterstateI-779.6 miUS highwayUS 4214.3 miAmtrakSalisbury, NC SAL48 miCoachWilkesboroSunway Charters11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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