Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:06 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:24 am – 5:12 pm
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People10,103 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.44,145 householdsMedian household income $39,548Median home value $154,400Median rent $750 a month65% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,095 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 4,036 employedMain industries: manufacturing 39%, education and health care 20%, transport, warehousing and utilities 7%Average commute 28 minutes66% drive alone, 20% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F48 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days59 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wadesboro station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksTall Pines Trailtrailhead · 4.1 miBrown Creek Nature Trailtrailhead · 4.5 miLake Mareelake · 4.6 miMoore Lakelake · 4.9 miSouth Piedmont Community College - L L Polk Campuscollege · 6.4 miRed River Branchriver · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPee Dee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.0 mi · 8,654 acresTown of Wadesboro - City Pond Parkrecreation area · 5.0 mi · 270 acresPee Dee River Game Landstate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 2,303 acresFarm Service Agency Interest Of Scnational wildlife refuge · 23.1 mi · 252 acresMorrow Mountain State Parkstate park · 24.2 mi · 5,596 acresCarolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.1 mi · 45,917 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 13 Apr 199846 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 22 Sep 200642 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAnson County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025297 of 363 days measured66 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 85main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Montgomery County, NC, 25 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAnson County Water Systemserves 13,880 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202115 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation293 ft89 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health Anson1.6 miPost officeWadesboro Post Office2.5 miTown hallWadesboro Town Hall2.6 miPoliceAnson County Sheriff's Office2.5 miFire stationWadesboro Fire Department2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 highMiddleAnson Middle Schoolunder a mileHighAnson High School1.5 miCollegeSouth Piedmont Community College - L L Polk Campus6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA44 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT50 miInterstateI-7414 miUS highwayUS 741.4 miAmtrakHamlet, NC HAM24 miCoachRockingham King Fuel StationGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28170 ZIP area.
