Drinking water stations with addresses in Banner Elk and their reported violations in the past:
BANNER ELK, TOWN OF (Population served: 912, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-19-2003), St Public Notif requested (MAR-19-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAY-22-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUL-03-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-22-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-24-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAR-05-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2001 and DEC-14-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-03-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-14-2001)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 57 regular monitoring violations
BLUE RIDGE VILLAGE (Address: BLUE RIDGE VILLAGE, Population served: 343, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- Public Education - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-12-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-12-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2005 and NOV-21-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2005)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and DEC-15-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-03-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and NOV-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-26-2001), St Public Notif requested (NOV-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2001)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and SEP-23-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (AUG-22-1994), Fed Public Notif requested (AUG-22-1994), Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-23-1994), Fed No addtl Formal Action needed (AUG-31-1995), Fed Other (AUG-31-1995)
MOUNT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
ELK VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-31-2000), St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-2000), St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2000)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
JACKALOPE`S VIEW (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-07-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-07-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 24 routine major monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
- 7 other older monitoring violations
NEW RIVER BUILDING SUPPLY (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
MCCLEAN BUILDING (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
LINVILLE HEIGHTS (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One regular monitoring violation
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.1 people | | North Carolina: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 57.7% | | Whole state: | 68.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.7% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 18.7% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Banner Elk, NC
People in group quarters in Banner Elk
- 339 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 10 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 10 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 4 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Banner Elk compared to North Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with branches in Banner Elk (2009 data):
- Fifth Third Bank, National Association: Banner Elk Branch at 1667 Tynecastle Hwy, branch established on 1984-06-25. Info updated 2008-06-16: Bank assets: $7,096.4 mil, Deposits: $4,623.0 mil, headquarters in Nashville, TN, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 104 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- Carter County Bank of Elizabethton, Tennessee: Banner Elk Branch at Highway 105, branch established on 2004-05-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $283.9 mil, Deposits: $213.5 mil, headquarters in Elizabethton, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Carter County Bancorp
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Tynecastle Branch at 4501 Tynecastle Highway, branch established on 2004-08-31. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Highlands Union Bank: Banner Elk Branch at 115 Main Street East, branch established on 2004-02-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $668.0 mil, Deposits: $523.9 mil, headquarters in Abingdon, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Highlands Bankshares, Inc.
- Bank of America, National Association: Banner Elk Main Branch at 330 Main Street East, branch established on 1919-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Avery County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (48%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Banner Elk
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 54.5% | 11.2% | 7.7% | 7.2% | 4.9% |
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| Congregations | 39.1% | 11.6% | 14.5% | 5.8% | 1.4% |
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| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Independent Free Will Baptists Associations | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 4.8% |
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| Congregations | 2.9% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 14.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $6,204 | $37,224 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
9 | $17,867 | $23,823 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $19,085 | $32,717 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $4,906 | $19,624 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $3,263 | $39,156 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $16,397 | $39,353 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
27 | $67,722 | $30,099 | 0 | $0 |
Banner Elk government finances in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,061,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $591,000
Solid Waste Management: $89,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $1,075,000
Water Utilities: $461,000
General Public Buildings: $177,000
Regular Highways: $75,000
Police Protection: $33,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $374,000
Sewerage: $262,000
Central Staff Services: $142,000
Solid Waste Management: $140,000
Water Utilities: $112,000
Financial Administration: $69,000
Parks and Recreation: $47,000
Regular Highways: $41,000
General Public Buildings: $29,000
General - Other: $12,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $769,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $15,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $268,000
Transit Utilities: $34,000
All Other: $13,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $876,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $83,000
General Revenue, NEC: $48,000
Rents: $13,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,865,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,809,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $820,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $63,000
Water Utilities: $27,000
Police Protection: $13,000
Central Staff Services: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,669,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $253,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $163,000
General Local Government Support: $72,000
Highways: $42,000
- Tax - Property: $542,000
Other License: $25,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $4,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $715,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $84,000
6.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,841 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.93% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,410 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.20% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Banner Elk:
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WECR (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NEWLAND, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WTOE (1470 AM; 5 kW; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY MEDIA, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WATA (1450 AM; 1 kW; BOONE, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Banner Elk:
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
- W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- WMMY (106.1 FM; JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: 106.1, INC.)
- WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Banner Elk:
- WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- W65DT (Channel 65; BOONE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WLNN-LP (Channel 24; BOONE, NC; Owner: SOUND MEDIA INC.)
Banner Elk fatal accident list:
Jun 21, 2002 06:17 AM, Sr-184, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 29, 1980 11:25 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $161,000
Total average daily traffic: 300
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 600
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2- 303 Sugar Top Drive, Type: Building, Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: KNKN631
869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 11/07/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150, Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Beech Mountain, 3.2 Km Nw Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30 m, Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: KNKN881
880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz... (+8 more)
Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Banner Elk, NC)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- BEECH MTN, On Top Of Pinnacles Of The Beach, Overall height: 18.9 m, Call Sign: WLS646
Assigned Frequencies : 6197.24 MHz
Grant Date: 05/30/1991, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 12/22/2002
Registrant: Skyline Telephone Membership Corporation, Hwy 194 N, West Jefferson, NC 28694
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2- Elk River Airport, Call Sign: WRLB3024
Assigned Frequencies : 0.32051 MHz
Grant Date: 07/12/1994, Expiration Date: 07/12/1999, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Elk River Development Corporation, Hwy 194, Banner Elk, NC 28604 - Elk River Property Owners Assoc-Private Landing Area- Highway 194, Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WPVM528, Licensee ID: L00050289
Assigned Frequencies : 122.975 MHz
Grant Date: 06/12/2007, Expiration Date: 07/16/2017, Certifier: Scott Heath
Registrant: Elk River Property Owners\' Association
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Banner Elk)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 12 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Banner Elk)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 13
- Hazardous Condition: 3
Incident types - Banner Elk
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Banner Elk, NC
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