Local servicesHospitalSaint Luke's Hospital5.0 miPost officeSaluda Post Office3.3 miTown hallSaluda City Hall3.3 miPoliceSaluda Police Department3.3 miFire stationSaluda Fire and Rescue3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBlue Ridge Community College7.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL18 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT77 miInterstateI-26under a mileUS highwayUS 74under a mileAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS64 miCoachSpartanburgFlixBus25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28773 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28773 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:14 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:33 am – 5:20 pm
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People3,441 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.41,391 householdsMedian household income $70,703Median home value $413,700Median rent $1,309 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,903 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 1,501 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 16%, construction 14%Average commute 28 minutes72% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 32°F64 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month August5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days33 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tryon station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksRound Mountainpeak · 1.8 miCedar Mountainpeak · 2.5 miPalmetto Lakelake · under a mileBradley Fallswaterfall · under a mileWarrior Mountain Lakelake · 1.7 miHungry Riverriver · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreen River Game Landstate conservation land · within reach · 15,068 acresMelrose Mountain Plant Conservation Preservestate conservation land · 2.9 miTown of Tryon - Harmon Fieldrecreation area · 3.6 miWoodland Parkpark · 5.1 miChestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 1,739 acresCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Sitehistoric site · 8.3 mi · 269 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197944 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202339 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPolk County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025203 of 365 days measured162 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Greenville County, SC, 26 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Saludaserves 1,814 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,843 ft562 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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