Granville County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.2. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.322. This is about average. There were 9 monitors within city limits.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 25.7. This is about average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 14.9. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.74. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.7 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.959. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Butner and their reported violations in the past:
BUTNER, TOWN OF (Population served: 7500, 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 (AUG-04-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-04-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-26-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-13-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-13-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-25-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-02-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-02-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-2004), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-17-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-21-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUL-14-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-17-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 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)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-15-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-27-2004)
CAROLINA MHP (Population served: 81, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-25-1999), St Public Notif requested (AUG-25-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-27-1999), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-14-1997), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-14-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-25-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and JUN-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and SEP-18-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-18-2002), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-18-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-2002)
- 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)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 45 regular monitoring violations
- One other older monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.5%
(13.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.3% for Black residents, 16.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 8.7% for other race residents, 31.6% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people | | North Carolina: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 67.7% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Butner, NC
People in group quarters in Butner:
- 883 people in state prisons
- 645 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 530 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 59 people in institutions for the blind
- 22 people in other group homes
- 20 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
Butner compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Butner (2011 data):
- SunTrust Bank: Butner Branch at 301 Central Avenue, branch established on 1957/02/11. Info updated 2010/05/27: Bank assets: $171,291.7 mil, Deposits: $129,833.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1716 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (56%)
- Utility gas (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Granville County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Butner (based on Granville County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.98%
| Here |  | 38.0% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Episcopal Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| Adherents | 74.4% | 14.4% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Congregations | 47.7% | 21.5% | 9.2% | 3.1% | 4.6% |
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| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | Catholic Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Congregations | 1.5% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 4.6% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | This county: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6 | Granville County: | 1.07 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28 | This county: | 5.00 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 18 | Granville County: | 3.21 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 10.5% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 36.1% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Granville County: | 17.5% | | State: | 15.6% |
7.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,417 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.87% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($185 average AGI)| Granville County: | 0.07% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,420 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.47% | | 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 Butner:
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WSRC (1410 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DURHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WDNC (620 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC)
- WTIK (1310 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
- WRTP (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCHL (1360 AM; 5 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: WCHL-WDNC, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSML (1200 AM; 10 kW; GRAHAM, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WDUR (1490 AM; 1 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Butner:
- WQOK (97.5 FM; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
- WFXC (107.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
- WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNCU (90.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY)
- WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
- WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W256AH (99.1 FM; CREEDMOOR, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WWMY (102.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WWND, L.L.C.)
- WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXYC (89.3 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: STUDENT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSHA (88.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: SHAW UNIVERSITY)
- WXDU (88.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DUKE UNIVERSITY)
- WHLQ (102.5 FM; LOUISBURG, NC; Owner: NEW CENTURY MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Butner:
- WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
- WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- W24CP (Channel 24; DURHAM, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
- WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
- WIWW-LP (Channel 26; DURHAM, NC; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WUBX-CA (Channel 13; DURHAM, ETC., NC; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
- WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- W34AX (Channel 34; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT)
- W68BK (Channel 68; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: SAINT AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE)
- WWIW-LP (Channel 66; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WBXU-CA (Channel 13; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- W58CD (Channel 58; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Butner, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 8
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
North Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 102
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 157
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
- Fatalities: 110
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 273
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
Butner fatal accident list:
Sep 29, 2009 08:40 AM, Sr-75, Lat: 36.14447778, Lon: -78.79037222, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jul 4, 2006 02:43 PM, Sr-75, Lat: 36.159736, Lon: -78.764258, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 9, 2001 09:36 AM, Sr-75, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 15, 2000 11:20 AM, East D St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 28, 1984 06:40 PM, 1172, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 14, 1980 10:10 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 29, 1976 01:30 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 - Nikki A Odell, 1043 Riverside Trail (Lat: 36.114056 Lon: -78.755000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 75.7 m, Overall height: 75.7 m
Registrant: Kjco, Inc., 1507 General Booth Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23454, Phone: (757) 692-4632, Email:
- Louis J Siyufy, 401 West G Street (Lat: 36.138667 Lon: -78.769361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Ljs Development Corporation, 140 Sherwood Dr, Mc Murray, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 941-5949, Email:
- Louis J Siyufy, 401 West G Street (Lat: 36.138667 Lon: -78.769361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, Licensee ID: L01133065
Registrant: Ljs Development Corporation, 140 Sherwood Dr, Mc Murray, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 941-5949, Email:
- Louis J Siyufy, 401 West G Street (Lat: 36.138667 Lon: -78.769361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Ljs Development Corporation, 140 Sherwood Dr, Mc Murray, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 941-5949, Email:
- Central Ave & F St (Lat: 36.140278 Lon: -78.765278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Overall height: 91.5 m
Registrant: State Of North Carolina, 1300 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607, Phone: (919) 733-7956
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Butner, NC)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - Butner, 701 Central Avenue (Lat: 36.140139 Lon: -78.765278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Call Sign: WPQL683, Licensee ID: L00018446
Assigned Frequencies: 6660.00 MHz, 6585.00 MHz, 6635.00 MHz, 6555.00 MHz, 6600.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/27/2010, Expiration Date: 05/23/2020, Certifier: Harold Meacombs
Registrant: North Carolina State Highway Patrol - .3 Mi E I-85 & St. Rt. Iiii (Lat: 36.144583 Lon: -78.721389), Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WLI542
Assigned Frequencies: 944.500 MHz Grant Date: 05/23/1988, Expiration Date: 12/01/2003, Cancellation Date: 02/13/2003
Registrant: Positive Radio Group, Inc., P. O. Box 889, Blacksburg, VA 24063
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 18 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Butner)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-25-235 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6953Z , Serial Number: 25-2699, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 02/26/1964
Registrant (Individual): A Zach Herbert, 609 20th St, Butner, NC 27509 - Aircraft: COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT MFG LC42-550FG (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 964SG , Serial Number: 42518, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 11/09/2006
Registrant (Corporation): X-Country Flyers LLC, 410 Central Ave, Butner, NC 27509
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Butner, NC
| Most common first names in Butner, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 63 | 65.9 years |
| James | 59 | 64.7 years |
| John | 41 | 71.5 years |
| Mary | 29 | 70.7 years |
| Robert | 26 | 63.9 years |
| Joseph | 25 | 68.8 years |
| Charles | 17 | 65.5 years |
| Willie | 16 | 68.7 years |
| George | 15 | 72.3 years |
| Thomas | 14 | 72.0 years |
| Most common last names in Butner, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 26 | 65.8 years |
| Johnson | 20 | 67.5 years |
| Jones | 15 | 73.7 years |
| Harris | 15 | 74.9 years |
| Moore | 14 | 69.0 years |
| Hicks | 14 | 61.8 years |
| Williams | 14 | 66.7 years |
| Green | 12 | 70.1 years |
| Wilson | 12 | 77.1 years |
| Allen | 11 | 67.2 years |
Businesses in Butner, NC
- FedEx: 2
- Subway: 1
- U-Haul: 1
- #83 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of males (pop. 5,000+)"
- #33 (27509) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of African first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #55 (27509) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Serbian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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