Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min6:04 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:30 am – 5:10 pm
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People2,414 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.2937 householdsMedian household income $63,646Median home value $171,900Median rent $938 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $724 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 1,187 employedMain industries: education and health care 16%, construction 16%, manufacturing 15%Average commute 42 minutes69% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 25°F59 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month June7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days3 days above 90°F, 95 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Meadows Of Dan 5 Sw station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksGroundhog Mountainpeak · 2.7 miLong Branch Mountainpeak · 3.9 miGreenhill Lakelake · 6.5 miGreat Falls of Danwaterfall · 7.6 miSquall Creek Pondlake · 5.3 miBrowns Dan Riverriver · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVeterans Memorial Parkrecreation area · 7.8 miCity of Mount Airy - Westwood Parkrecreation area · 7.8 mi · 159 acresHill Farm Game Landstate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 157 acresBuffalo Mountain State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 12.2 mi · 970 acresStewarts Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.8 mi · 1,080 acresCrooked Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.5 mi · 96 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202032 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202032 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPatrick County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowAvalanche Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025232 of 365 days measured133 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 100main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Forsyth County, NC, 36 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription42% have cable, fibre or DSL28% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Stuartserves 1,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,419 ft433 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthern Hospital of Surry County9.3 miPost officeArarat Post Office1.4 miTown hallMount Airy City Hall8.6 miPoliceMount Airy Police Department8.5 miFire stationArarat Volunteer Fire Department Station A Headquarters1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryBlue Ridge Elementary School1.4 miCollegePatrick Henry Community College14.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO48 miInterstateI-7710 miUS highwayUS 527.0 miAmtrakRoanoke, VA RNK57 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24053 ZIP area.
