Local servicesHospitalCarilion Franklin Memorial Hospital10.9 miPost officeUnion Hall Post Officeunder a mileFire stationGlade Hill Volunteer Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeVirginia Western Community College-The Franklin Center11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24176 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min5:59 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:28 am – 5:05 pm
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People1,586 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.2661 householdsMedian household income $98,250Median home value $627,00096% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,326 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate42% of adults are in the labour force, 560 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, hospitality, food and recreation 16%, retail 11%Average commute 34 minutes71% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 25% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages54% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, French or Haitian Creole 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 26°F49 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September13 in of snow a year, on about 6 days26 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rocky Mt station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsJames Turner Smith Farmpark · 3.2 mi · 395 acresBooker T. Washington National Monumentnational monument · 7.5 mi · 244 acresSmith Mountain Lake State Parkstate park · 6.9 mi · 85 acresSmith Mountain Cooperative Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 4,997 acresSmith Mountain Lake Community Parkpark · 6.9 miBald Knobstate conservation land · 9.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197448 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200924 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFranklin City, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowWinter weather Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured59 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Roanoke County, VA, 24 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Rocky Mountserves 6,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation964 ft294 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
