Local servicesHospitalHugh Chatham Memorial Hospital8.6 miPost officeBoonville Post Office1.2 miTown hallBoonville Town Hall1.2 miPoliceBoonville Police Department1.2 miFire stationBoonville Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryBoonville Elementary School1.0 miCollegeSurry Community College - Yadkin Center5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO43 miInterstateI-776.6 miUS highwayUS 6011.0 miAmtrakLexington Barbeque Festival, NC LEX37 miCoachYadkinvilleSunway Charters7.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27011 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27011 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min6:05 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:30 am – 5:11 pm
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People5,109 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.82,319 householdsMedian household income $66,861Median home value $161,100Median rent $734 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,251 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 2,559 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 18%, retail 12%Average commute 33 minutes86% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 8%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days33 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkin station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksTwiman Candle Lakelake · under a mileJim Frazier Lakelake · 1.7 miDeep Creek W/S Number Sixteenreservoir · 2.0 miFisher Riverriver · 3.2 miSurry Community College - Yadkin Centercollege · 5.1 miRock House Mountainpeak · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsYadkin County - Historic Richmond Hill Nature Parkrecreation area · 5.3 miYadkin County - Yadkin County Parkrecreation area · 7.8 mi · 143 acresPilot Mountain State Parkstate park · 11.8 mi · 3,924 acresHorne Creek State Historic Sitestate historic site · 11.8 mi · 111 acresDonnaha Indian Village State Historic Sitestate historic site · 13.9 miStone Mountain State Parkstate park · 21.6 mi · 13,501 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 202028 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202028 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowYadkin County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 25 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Boonvilleserves 2,007 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique24 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,020 ft311 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
