Local servicesHospitalHighlands Cashiers Hospital9.0 miPost officeScaly Mountain Post Office1.0 miTown hallHighlands Town Hall7.4 miPoliceSky Valley Police Department2.3 miFire stationSky Valley - Scaly Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescueunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL53 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS67 miUS highwayUS 233.5 miAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA31 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28775 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28775 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:19 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:37 am – 5:25 pm
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People674 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.9271 householdsMedian home value $358,90090% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,189 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 262 employedMain industries: construction 16%, retail 14%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 18 minutes66% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages49% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 22% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 85%, Spanish 15%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 26°F72 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month December3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days12 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Coweeta Exp Stn station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsWarwoman Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 16,634 acresNantahala National Forestnational forest · 7.6 mi · 60 acresBlack Rock Mountain State Parkstate park · 8.2 mi · 1,704 acresTown of Highlands - Highlands Recreation Parkrecreation area · 7.2 miSumter National Forestnational forest · 11.0 miChattahoochee National Forestnational forest · 11.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197921 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202346 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMacon County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025336 of 348 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 32, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Macon County monitors, NC
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Franklinserves 9,650 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,824 ft1,166 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
