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Tourist attractions: Coats Museum (109 South McKinley Street), American Legion Banner Post 109 (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 605 North Wall Street), Coats Police Department (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 237 North McKinley Street).
Hotels: Days Inn (202 N Honeycutt St), Dutch Inn (I 95 South).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Benson and their reported violations in the past:
BENSON, TOWN OF (Population served: 4671, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-10-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-10-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (MAY-03-1999), St Public Notif received (JUN-30-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-07-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-2004)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUL-17-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and DEC-03-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-26-2001), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-03-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-19-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-19-1999)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-26-1998)
- One minor monitoring violation
JEFFREY LEE MLC NO 296 (Population served: 38, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-02-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-02-2002), St Public Notif received (AUG-14-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-29-2003), St Public Notif requested (AUG-29-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-08-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2004)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-09-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Benson that have no violations reported:
- BENSON, TOWN OF (301 NORTH) (Population served: 1227, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  25.0% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 11.5% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Benson compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Benson (2007 data):
- First Federal Bank: Benson Branch at 105 North Johnson Street, branch established on 1958-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $197.2 mil, Deposits: $168.0 mil, headquarters in Dunn, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Benson Branch at 100 West Main Street, branch established on 1970-06-15. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
- RBC Centura Bank: Benson Branch at 400 South Wall Street, branch established on 1967-03-20. Info updated 2006-12-21: Bank assets: $23,135.6 mil, Deposits: $15,171.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 304 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
- Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company: Benson Branch at 200 East Church Street, branch established on 1997-07-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $606.9 mil, Deposits: $471.8 mil, headquarters in Four Oaks, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Benson Main Branch at 307 East Main Street, branch established on 1980-01-02. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $3,469 | $20,814 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $7,525 | $22,575 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $1,596 | $19,152 | 1 | $609 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $6,859 | $20,577 | 3 | $821 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
12 | $28,614 | $28,614 | 1 | $728 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $11,274 | $27,058 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
6 | $13,001 | $26,002 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
5 | $9,967 | $23,921 | 3 | $914 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $10,939 | $26,254 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $2,845 | $17,070 | 3 | $1,410 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $7,156 | $42,936 | 7 | $2,601 |
| Electric Power |
3 | $8,818 | $35,272 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,494 | $17,928 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
52 | $113,558 | $26,206 | 18 | $7,085 |
Benson government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,240,000
Solid Waste Management: $228,000
All Other: $96,000
Parks & Recreation: $86,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $3,179,000
Sewerage: $1,015,000
Central Staff Services: $593,000
Police Protection: $509,000
Water Utilities: $435,000
Solid Waste Management: $308,000
Parks & Recreation: $275,000
Regular Highways: $197,000
Fire Protection: $148,000
General - Other: $98,000
General Public Buildings: $89,000
Libraries: $80,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $25,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $94,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $314,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,565,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $275,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,098,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $192,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $56,000
Interest Earnings: $41,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $191,000
Electric Utilities: $140,000
Water Utilities: $117,000
Police Protection: $50,000
General - Other: $22,000
Parks & Recreation: $18,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,554,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $3,523,000
Water Utilities: $532,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $208,000
General Support: $198,000
Highways: $109,000
- Tax - Property: $898,000
NEC: $97,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,391,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
9.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,811 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.30% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($197 average AGI)| Johnston County: | 0.08% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,698 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.95% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($103 average AGI)| Johnston County: | 0.04% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Benson:
- WPYB (1130 AM; daytime; 7 kW; BENSON, NC; Owner: BENSON-DUNN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCKB (780 AM; 7 kW; DUNN, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMPM (1270 AM; 5 kW; SMITHFIELD, NC; Owner: CAROLINA BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLLN (1370 AM; 5 kW; LILLINGTON, NC; Owner: ESTUARDO VALDEMAR RODRIGUEZ)
- WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
- WHPY (1590 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, NC; Owner: FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
- WCRY (1460 AM; 5 kW; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC)
- WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WCLN (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, NC; Owner: BROADCASTING GOOD NEWS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Benson:
- WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
- WCCE (90.1 FM; BUIES CREEK, NC; Owner: CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED)
- WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WUAW (88.3 FM; ERWIN, NC; Owner: CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WCLN-FM (107.3 FM; CLINTON, NC; Owner: CHRISTIAN LISTENING NETWORK, INC.)
- WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WNNL (103.9 FM; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
- WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRCQ (103.5 FM; DUNN, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSHA (88.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: SHAW UNIVERSITY)
- WWMY (102.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WWND, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Benson:
- WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
- WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
- WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
- WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- W64CN (Channel 64; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
- WHOA-LP (Channel 60; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WARZ-LP (Channel 34; SMITHFIELD/SELMA, NC; Owner: WATERS & BROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W66DF (Channel 66; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WWIW-LP (Channel 66; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- W68BK (Channel 68; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: SAINT AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE)
- W58CD (Channel 58; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
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