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Watauga County

Population in July 2007: 1,476. Population change since 2000: +3.8%
 

Males: 685  (46.5%)
Females: 791  (53.5%)

Median resident age:  50.7 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28605.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,666 (it was $54,271 in 2000)
Blowing Rock:  $65,666
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $393,774 (it was $250,800 in 2000)
Blowing Rock:  $393,774
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $558,408; Detached houses: $573,027; Townhouses or other attached units: $243,417; In 2-unit structures: $250,355; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $541,160; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $295,856; Mobile homes: $12,500
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Races in Blowing Rock:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Blowing Rock: 95.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (22.1%), German (17.9%), Irish (9.6%), Scotch-Irish (9.4%), United States (7.8%), Scottish (5.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/11/1889

Elevation: 3579 feet

Land area: 2.97 square miles.

Population density: 497 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blowing Rock

  • High school or higher: 88.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blowing Rock town

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 62.1%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

27 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.9%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Blowing Rock, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blowing Rock to the number of sex offenders is 1476 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Blowing Rock:  0.5% ($1,295)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (41.6 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (79.5 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (444.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Boone, NC (2.4 miles ), Seven Devils, NC (2.8 miles) , Grandfather, NC (3.2 miles) , Sugar Mountain, NC (3.2 miles ), Banner Elk, NC (3.4 miles ), Beech Mountain, NC (3.6 miles ), Newland, NC (3.8 miles ), Crossnore, NC (4.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 16 buildings, average cost: $129,000
  • 1997: 27 buildings, average cost: $173,400
  • 1998: 40 buildings, average cost: $217,500
  • 1999: 27 buildings, average cost: $235,700
  • 2000: 27 buildings, average cost: $235,700
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $215,900
  • 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $254,000
  • 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $374,600
  • 2004: 16 buildings, average cost: $274,600
  • 2005: 21 buildings, average cost: $460,900
  • 2006: 21 buildings, average cost: $468,700
  • 2007: 16 buildings, average cost: $421,200

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Latitude: 36.13 N, Longitude: 81.67 W

Area code: 828

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Population change in the 1990s: +152 (+12.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



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Crime in Blowing Rock by Year

Type 2001 2003 2004 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.068.60.0
Robberies 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.068.60.0
Assaults 2232
    per 100,000 138.7139.5205.9137.7
Burglaries 17181213
    per 100,000 1178.91255.2823.6895.3
Thefts 61666156
    per 100,000 4230.24602.54186.73856.7
Auto thefts 3222
    per 100,000 208.0139.5137.3137.7
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 296.1311.0352.8255.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  7.45
US city average:  3.00

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Blowing Rock-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.3 miles away from the Blowing Rock town center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 34.2 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Blowing Rock topographic map

Birthplace of: Tom Robbins - (born 1936), novelist.


Hospital/medical center in Blowing Rock:
  • BLOWING ROCK HOSPITAL (CHESTNUT DR BOX 148)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Blowing Rock:
  • WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; BOONE, NC)
  • CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LINVILLE, NC)
  • CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; LENOIR, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Blowing Rock, NC

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blowing Rock:
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 62 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
Public elementary/middle school in Blowing Rock:
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Church in Blowing Rock: Mount Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Chetola Lake (A), Bass Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Blowing Rock include: Broyhill Park (1), Blowing Rock City Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Chetola Resort & Conference Center (North Main Street), Blowing Rock Lodge (197 Old USHighway 321), Azalea Garden Inn (793 Main Street), Alpine Village Inn (297 Sunset Drive), Blowing Rock Inn (788 Main Street), Graystone Lodge (2419 Highway 105), Blowing Rock-Days Inn Boone Area/Blue River (Highway 321 Bypass P.O. Box 2307), Bob Timberlake Inn at Chetola Resort (Main Street), Hidden Garden Apartments and Cottages (127 Sunset Drive).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Blowing Rock and their reported violations in the past:

BLOWING ROCK, TOWN OF (Population served: 1637, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-07-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-03-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUL-12-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
LYNN COVE VISITOR CENTER (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
BLUE RIDGE ESTATES (Population served: 32, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-30-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-23-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between DEC-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-22-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 16 routine major monitoring violations
  • 410 regular monitoring violations
  • 22 other older monitoring violations
JOHN`S RIVER CAMP (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:  2.0 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  58.5%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  9.1%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blowing Rock, NC


People in group quarters in Blowing Rock
  • 67 people in nursing homes
  • 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations


Blowing Rock compared to North Carolina state average:

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Blowing Rock (2009 data):
  • First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Blowing Rock Branch at Main And Maple Streets, branch established on 1986-03-18. Info updated 2009-01-06: Bank assets: $13,862.8 mil, Deposits: $11,768.4 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 343 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Blowing Rock Branch at 983 Main Street, branch established on 1936-10-01. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • United Community Bank: Blowing Rock Branch at 8433 Valley Blvd, branch established on 2007-01-09. Info updated 2008-02-13: Bank assets: $8,574.5 mil, Deposits: $7,051.3 mil, headquarters in Blairsville, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 107 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Banks, Inc.

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
  • Ridgeway Motor Inn, Hwy 221, Blowing Rock, NC 28605, Phone: (828) 295-7321
  • Days Inn Blowing Rock, Hwy 321 Byp, Blowing Rock, NC 28605, Phone: (828) 295-4422
  • Chetola Resort & Conference Center, PO Box 17, Blowing Rock, NC 28605, Phone: (800) 243-8652
  • Chetola Resort & Conference, PO Box 17, Blowing Rock, NC 28605, Phone: (828) 295-5500, Fax: (828) 295-5536
  • Alpen Acres, 156 Old US Hwy 321 S, Blowing Rock, NC 28605, Phone: (828) 295-7981
  • Cliff Dwellers Inn, 116 Lakeview Ter, Blowing Rock, NC 28605, Phone: (828) 295-3121
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2004 Presidential Election results in Watauga County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religon statistics for Blowing Rock

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchCatholic Church
Adherents58.6%10.6%6.2%5.5%5.4%
Congregations48.8%12.8%3.5%3.5%2.3%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristChristian and Missionary AllianceChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents4.0%2.3%2.0%1.2%4.2%
Congregations3.5%2.3%1.2%1.2%20.9%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 6$20,513$41,0261$686
Police Protection - Officers 11$32,006$34,9160$0
Police - Other 4$9,489$28,4672$1,776
Firefighters 6$16,680$33,3602$425
Streets and Highways 8$21,192$31,7880$0
Solid Waste Management 4$7,122$21,3660$0
Sewerage 4$9,248$27,7440$0
Parks and Recreation 4$8,776$26,3284$1,238
Water Supply 4$11,825$35,4750$0
Other and Unallocable 5$15,166$36,3989$5,407
Totals for Government 56$152,017$32,57518$9,532



Blowing Rock government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $864,000
    Solid Waste Management: $86,000
    Parks & Recreation: $75,000
    All Other: $20,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $373,000
    Regular Highways: $168,000
  • Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $777,000
    Police Protection: $592,000
    Regular Highways: $563,000
    General - Other: $477,000
    Sewerage: $448,000
    Solid Waste Management: $301,000
    Parks & Recreation: $255,000
    Financial Administration: $215,000
    Water Utilities: $192,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $138,000
    General Public Buildings: $49,000
    Central Staff Services: $38,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $79,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $4,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $6,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $264,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $290,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,307,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,825,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $152,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $360,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $138,000
    Other, NEC: $122,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $100,000
    Interest Earnings: $75,000
    Rents: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $89,000
    Police Protection: $73,000
    General Public Building: $64,000
    Regular Highways: $48,000
    Water Utilities: $34,000
    General - Other: $12,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $10,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,967,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $964,000
    Water Utilities: $370,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $142,000
    Highways: $96,000
    All Other: $54,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,896,000
    Other Selective Sales: $321,000
    NEC: $103,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $53,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,439,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000

10.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,089 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.63%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
Watauga County:  0.12%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Avery County, NC  0.53% ($30,113 average AGI)
from Ashe County, NC  0.50% ($26,044)
from Mecklenburg County, NC  0.49% ($46,106)


10.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,909 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.74%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Watauga County:  0.16%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Mecklenburg County, NC  0.83% ($22,839 average AGI)
to Ashe County, NC  0.56% ($34,293)
to Wake County, NC  0.54% ($25,233)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blowing Rock:
  • WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WATA (1450 AM; 1 kW; BOONE, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCIS (760 AM; daytime; 4 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: W.F.M. INCORPORATED)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blowing Rock:
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • 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)
  • WMMY (106.1 FM; JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: 106.1, INC.)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Blowing Rock:
  • W65DT (Channel 65; BOONE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WLNN-LP (Channel 24; BOONE, NC; Owner: SOUND MEDIA INC.)
  • W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)


Blowing Rock fatal accident list:
Oct 24, 2000 10:59 AM, Green Hill Road, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 15, 1990 10:07 AM, Green Hill, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Oct 12, 1979 10:26 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 2, 1975 07:03 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 29, 1975 12:24 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3
  • 1774 Flat Top Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 24.3 m, Call Sign: KNKN631
    Assigned Frequencies : 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:
  • Tweetsie Cell, 4 Km Ne Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.3 m, Overall height: 60.7 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:
  • Goforth, 1.5 Km East Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 27.5 m, Overall height: 29 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 Antenna Towers: 1
  • Donald W Curtis, .55 Km N Of Us 321 On N Side Edmisten Rd In Wautauge County, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61.9 m, Overall height: 62.8 m
    Registrant: High Country Adventures, LLC, 3012 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27604, Phone: (919) 790-9392

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Chestnut St, Call Sign: KWE562, Licensee ID: L00044839
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.340 MHz, 163.250 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/09/2003, Expiration Date: 03/08/2013
    Registrant: Blowing Rock Hospital Inc, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
  • Lat: 36.134028 Lon: -81.682889, Call Sign: WPKH395
    Assigned Frequencies : 457.750 MHz, 452.750 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/03/2002, Expiration Date: 02/21/2012, Certifier: Joey Lucas
    Registrant: High Country Communs., Inc., Linville, NC 28646, Phone: (828) 733-1822, Fax: (828) 733-3651
  • 940 Ski Mountain Road, Type: Bant, Structure height: 14 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WQIH588
    Assigned Frequencies : 462.825 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/13/2008, Expiration Date: 02/13/2018, Certifier: Brad Moretz
    Registrant: Visiplex, Inc., 100 N. Fairway Dr., Suite 120, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, Phone: (847) 918-0250, Fax: (847) 918-0259, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7
  • Call Sign: KB4W, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00591842
    Grant Date: 08/08/2006, Expiration Date: 11/04/2016
    Registrant: David R Long, 264 Brown Mountain Ridge Road, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
  • Call Sign: N4TNA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00919479
    Grant Date: 04/29/1998, Expiration Date: 04/29/2008
    Registrant: Alexander S Holden Sr, 452 Sunset Drive, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
  • Call Sign: W0AF, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 12/26/1989, Expiration Date: 12/26/1999, Cancelation Date: 08/16/1999
    Registrant: Charles G Compton, 17 Azalea Ln, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
  • Call Sign: KG4QZF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00442471
    Grant Date: 01/02/2002, Expiration Date: 01/02/2012, Certifier: Anthony S Suddreth
    Registrant: Anthony S Suddreth, 649 Middle Fork Rd, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
  • Call Sign: N9AVG, Previous Call Sign: KC8CVF, Licensee ID: L00879809
    Grant Date: 07/20/2004, Expiration Date: 07/20/2014, Certifier: Jason A Davis
    Registrant: Jason A Davis, 731 B Crocker Rd., Blowing Rock, NC 28605
  • Call Sign: KJ4AHX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01338352
    Grant Date: 11/02/2007, Expiration Date: 11/02/2017, Cancelation Date: 11/24/2007, Certifier: Christopher Quentin Long
    Registrant: Christopher Quentin Long, 264 Brown Mtn Ridge Rd, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
  • Call Sign: N4KDB, Previous Call Sign: KJ4AHX, Licensee ID: L01338352
    Grant Date: 11/24/2007, Expiration Date: 11/24/2017, Certifier: Christopher Q Long
    Registrant: Christopher Quentin Long, 264 Brown Mountain Ridge Road, Blowing Rock, NC 28605


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 7
  • Aircraft: BEECH 58 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 165 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 23564 , Serial Number: TH-888, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 11/28/1977
    Registrant (Corporation): Ilit Real Estate Holdings LLC, 286 Cool Springs Dr, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 180B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 121 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 269SA , Serial Number: 50512, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 02/12/2005
    Registrant (Individual): Truby J Trustee Proctor, 286 Cool Springs Dr, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 734YB , Serial Number: 17269211, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 05/27/1977
    Registrant (Individual): Truby J Trustee Proctor, 286 Cool Springs Dr, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
  • Aircraft: PETRIE GRANVILLE E KITFOX (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 80037 , Serial Number: 292
    Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 527, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
    Deregistered: Cancel Date: 09/22/1988
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-301 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 84585 , Serial Number: 32-8206005, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 10/19/1981
    Registrant (Individual): Richard F Goosman, Po Box 2005, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-181 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 8899E , Serial Number: 28-7690215, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 03/11/1976
    Registrant (Corporation): Fuentes Aviation LLC, Po Box 123, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
  • Aircraft: LET L-23 SUPER BLANIK (Glider, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
    N-Number: 912B , Serial Number: 917912, Year manufactured: 1992, Airworthiness Date: 02/23/2007
    Registrant (Individual): Truby J Trustee Proctor, 286 Cool Springs Dr, Blowing Rock, NC 28605


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 9

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