Local servicesHospitalHighlands Cashiers Hospital14.2 miPost officeTuckasegee Post Office6.0 miFire stationCanada Volunteer Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:17 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:36 am – 5:23 pm
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People1,785 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.6643 householdsMedian household income $51,350Median home value $290,900Median rent $988 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $831 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 689 employedMain industries: retail 26%, construction 24%, education and health care 16%Average commute 30 minutes83% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 16%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 26°F54 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month June4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days13 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cullowhee station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksRich Mountainpeak · 3.9 miRound Mountainpeak · 4.2 miWolf Creek Lakelake · 1.8 miBear Creek Lakelake · 1.9 miUpper Vernal Fallswaterfall · 3.1 miLower Vernal Fallswaterfall · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNantahala Game Landstate conservation land · under a mile · 300 acresJackson County - Judaculla Rockhistoric site · 6.4 miGorges State Parkstate park · 10.2 mi · 8,122 acresJackson County - Ralph J. Andrews Parkrecreation area · 8.0 mi · 79 acresHorsepasture State Natural and Scenic Riverstate park · 12.0 miCold Mountain Game Landstate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 3,384 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Aug 200546 mi away, near Hot Springs, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202325 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJackson County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighLightning 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, nearest monitors: Macon County, NC, 23 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription31% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWestern Carolina Univ Wtpserves 7,800 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,483 ft1,062 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
