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Shopping Center: Valley Village Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Bryson City include: Hillside Church (A), Saint Joseph Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Jenkins Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lemmons Branch (A), Deep Creek (B), Cripple Creek (C), Cochran Branch (D), Scarred Branch (E), Kirkland Creek (F), Bryson Branch (G), Toot Hollow Branch (H), Jenkins Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Historic Calhoun Country Inn (135 Everett Street), Cold Springs Country Inn (435 Cold Springs Road), Bennetts Court (270 Main Street), Carriage Inn The (5280 Ela Rd), Deep Creek Lodge (1881 West Deep Creek Rd), Anna's Deep Creek Cabins (20 Mitchell Mountain Rd.).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Bryson City and their reported violations in the past:
BRYSON CITY, TOWN OF (Population served: 3275, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between DEC-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2001 and DEC-17-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-03-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-17-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-13-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-1999)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
ELA CAMPGROUND (Population served: 467, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-09-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 minor monitoring violations
PADDLE INN RAFTING (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
PIZZA BY THE RIVER (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
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
- 8 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
ENDLESS RIVER ADVENTURES (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 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 APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (SEP-03-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2004)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
FAST RIVER RIDES (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 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
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 8 regular monitoring violations
MT VERNON FWB CHURCH (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-14-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-14-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-24-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-23-2001), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-23-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-15-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-15-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-22-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-09-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-12-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2004)
- 12 routine major monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
- 3 other older monitoring violations
HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 65, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-13-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 13 routine major monitoring violations
- 6 regular monitoring violations
- One other older monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bryson City that have no violations reported:
- LOST MINE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- GATEWAY FLEA MARKET (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  19.2% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 7.4% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Bryson City compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized 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 Bryson City (2007 data):
- United Community Bank: Bryson City Branch at 210 North Main Street, branch established on 1965-11-22; Bryson City Branch at 145 Slope Street, branch established on 1996-12-16. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,120.2 mil, Deposits: $976.1 mil, headquarters in Murphy, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Banks, Inc.
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Bryson City Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1972-11-07. 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.
- Jackson Savings Bank, SSB: Bryson City Branch at Valley Village Shopping Center, branch established on 1987-11-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $28.7 mil, Deposits: $22.0 mil, headquarters in Sylva, NC, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
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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 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,141 | $25,692 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $4,559 | $27,354 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $12,000 | $24,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $797 |
| Solid Waste Management |
4 | $5,517 | $16,551 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $7,457 | $22,371 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $8,143 | $24,429 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,596 | $19,152 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
22 | $41,413 | $22,589 | 1 | $797 |
Bryson City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $392,000
Solid Waste Management: $62,000
All Other: $33,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $141,000
- Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $704,000
Sewerage: $380,000
Police Protection: $269,000
Water Utilities: $163,000
Central Staff Services: $154,000
Regular Highways: $119,000
Solid Waste Management: $101,000
Fire Protection: $75,000
General Public Buildings: $28,000
Parks & Recreation: $21,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
Libraries: $10,000
General - Other: $9,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $8,000
Health Services - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $26,000
General Support: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $4,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $6,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $191,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,382,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,363,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $19,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $53,000
Interest Earnings: $15,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $156,000
Water Utilities: $31,000
General Public Building: $10,000
Police Protection: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $455,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $759,000
Water Utilities: $168,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $185,000
Highways: $67,000
General Support: $42,000
- Tax - Property: $359,000
NEC: $13,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $7,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $494,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $43,000
6.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,050 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.84% | | 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:
5.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,424 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.81% | | 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 Bryson City:
- WBHN (1590 AM; 1 kW; BRYSON CITY, NC; Owner: STARCAST SOUTH, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPFJ (1480 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: DRAKE ENTERPRISES, LTD.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSEV (930 AM; 5 kW; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WRGC (680 AM; 1 kW; SYLVA, NC; Owner: GEORGIA-CAROLINA RADIOCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bryson City:
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W267AD (101.3 FM; BRYSON CITY, NC; Owner: JOHN REYNOLDS)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSEV-FM (105.5 FM; GATLINBURG, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWCU (90.5 FM; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY)
- WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
- W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
- WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
TV broadcast stations around Bryson City:
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W46AX (Channel 46; BRYSON CITY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W69CN (Channel 69; BRYSON CITY, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- W56AG (Channel 56; FRANKLIN, ETC., NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
- WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
- W03AK (Channel 3; ELA, ETC., NC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- W05AR (Channel 5; BRYSON CITY, ETC., NC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- W11AN (Channel 11; BRYSON CITY, ETC., NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W08AN (Channel 8; BRYSON CITY, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
- W66BU (Channel 66; SYLVA, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
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