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Local servicesHospitalSwain Community Hospital6.8 miPost officeBryson City Post Office6.9 miTown hallBryson City Town Hall7.1 miPoliceBryson City Police Department7.2 miFire stationBryson City Fire Department7.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS34 miInterstateI-4028 miUS highwayUS 197.1 miAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA65 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28719 ZIP area.

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State or areaNorth Carolina
ZIP code28719
Telephone code828
Time zoneEastern Time (EST/EDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:19 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:39 am – 5:24 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,577 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.02,749 householdsMedian household income $52,221Median home value $144,700Median rent $673 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting11.1% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 2,285 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 26%, education and health care 21%, public administration 15%Average commute 13 minutes84% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, other languages 17%, Spanish 3%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 26°F59 in of rain a yearwettest month December77 in of snow a year, on about 31 days4 days above 90°F, 96 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 48° / 26°FJFebruary: 52° / 29°FFMarch: 60° / 34°FMApril: 69° / 42°FAMay: 75° / 51°FMJune: 80° / 60°FJJuly: 84° / 63°FJAugust: 83° / 62°FASeptember: 78° / 56°FSOctober: 70° / 44°FONovember: 60° / 34°FNDecember: 50° / 29°FD90°20°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bryson City 4 station, 6 mi away; snow from Mt Leconte
Nearby landmarksBuckhorn Baldpeak · 1.1 miFern Knobpeak · 1.9 miClingmans Dome Trail Trailheadtrailhead · 3.5 miClingmans Dome Visitor Centervisitor center · 3.5 miNoland Creek Trail Trailheadtrailhead · 3.7 miBryson City Reservoirreservoir · 4.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreat Smoky Mountains National Parknational park · within reach · 279,592 acresNantahala National Forestnational forest · 5.2 mi · 532,900 acresCherokee National Forestnational forest · 5.4 mi · 661,139 acresSwain County Recreation Parkrecreation area · 6.7 miNeedmore Game Landstate conservation land · 11.9 mi · 5,087 acresTellico Lake - Chota Unitnational conservation area · 33.5 mi · 262 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes40 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197332 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 May 202526 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSwain County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025296 of 365 days measured69 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Swain County monitors, NC
Internet at home72% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone26% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCherokee Water Systemserves 16,203 people from surface water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Nov 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,251 ft1,296 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program





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