Jackson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.5. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 19.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 11.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.73. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Dillsboro and their reported violations in the past:
LONGBRANCH BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-24-2001), St Public Notif requested (OCT-24-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2003)
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 NOV-09-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 33.6%
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.0 people | | North Carolina: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 50.0% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dillsboro, NC
Dillsboro compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age below state average.
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Fire-safe hotels and motels in Dillsboro, North Carolina:
- Mountain Creek Cottages, 162 Dicks CRK Rd, Dillsboro, NC 28789
, Phone: (704) 586-6042
- Best Western River Escape Inn And Suites, 248 Wbi Dr, Dillsboro, NC 28725
, Phone: (828) 586-6060, Fax: (828) 586-6090
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Dillsboro, North Carolina
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (8%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Dillsboro (based on Jackson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.17%
| Here |  | 43.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Episcopal Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| Adherents | 67.5% | 15.5% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 2.8% |
| Congregations | 57.3% | 16.0% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 6.7% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Churches of Christ | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | The Wesleyan Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Congregations | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
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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: 7 | Jackson County: | 1.93 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Jackson County: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20 | Jackson County: | 5.51 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 36 | Here: | 9.93 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.0% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Jackson County: | 28.0% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 18.9% | | State: | 15.6% |
| 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,310 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,310 |
Dillsboro government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $1,000 ($4.31)
Sewerage: $0 ($0.00)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $47,000 ($202.59)
Regular Highways: $27,000 ($116.38)
Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($34.48)
Fire Protection: $3,000 ($12.93)
General Public Buildings: $2,000 ($8.62)
Financial Administration: $1,000 ($4.31)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $23,000 ($99.14)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($17.24)
Rents: $1,000 ($4.31)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($12.93)
Regular Highways: $2,000 ($8.62)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $131,000 ($564.66)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,000 ($68.97)
Highways: $5,000 ($21.55)
All Other: $2,000 ($8.62)
- Tax - Property: $60,000 ($258.62)
NEC: $4,000 ($17.24)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $20,000 ($86.21)
9.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,649 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.76% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($84 average AGI)| Jackson County: | 0.22% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,304 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.29% | | 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 Dillsboro:
- WRGC (680 AM; 1 kW; SYLVA, NC; Owner: GEORGIA-CAROLINA RADIOCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WPFJ (1480 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: DRAKE ENTERPRISES, LTD.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WOXL (970 AM; 5 kW; CANTON, NC; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WFSC (1050 AM; 1 kW; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWNC (570 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Dillsboro:
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWCU (90.5 FM; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
- W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORPORATION)
- W218AB (91.5 FM; SYLVA, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSEV-FM (105.5 FM; GATLINBURG, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
TV broadcast stations around Dillsboro:
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W09AF (Channel 9; SYLVA, ETC., NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W02AF (Channel 2; SYLVA, ETC., NC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- W56AG (Channel 56; FRANKLIN, ETC., NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W23AF (Channel 23; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W05AE (Channel 5; SYLVA, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
- W51CK (Channel 51; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W66BU (Channel 66; SYLVA, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- W69CN (Channel 69; BRYSON CITY, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- W46AX (Channel 46; BRYSON CITY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Dillsboro fatal accident list:
Apr 4, 1975 10:40 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 27 meters (89ft)
Total costs: $2,191,000
Total average daily traffic: 25,860
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,775
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - North Star Lane - 4 Miles South Of Dillsboro (Lat: 35.299833 Lon: -83.269861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN890
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz Grant Date: 10/30/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Atop Cowee Bald Mountain Near (Lat: 35.325667 Lon: -83.334861), Call Sign: KCT233, Licensee ID: L00017260
Assigned Frequencies: 159.345 MHz, 159.345 MHz Grant Date: 07/09/2002, Expiration Date: 09/28/2012
Registrant: State Of North Carolina, 512 N Salisbury St Archdale Bldg, Raleigh, NC 27611, Phone: (919) 733-7191 - 1/8 Mi N Int 19a And 23 And 441 Hwys (Lat: 35.368444 Lon: -83.250139), Call Sign: KNGJ728, Licensee ID: L00054565
Assigned Frequencies: 154.540 MHz Grant Date: 05/02/2003, Expiration Date: 04/25/2013
Registrant: P E Moody Funeral Home Inc, 714 W Main St, Sylva, NC 28779
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: KB8SZ, Licensee ID: L00983025
Grant Date: 02/26/2005, Expiration Date: 05/19/2015
Registrant: Herman L Wilson, Dillsboro, NC 28725 - Call Sign: KE4COJ, Licensee ID: L00651877
Grant Date: 03/10/2003, Expiration Date: 06/08/2013
Registrant: Jerry L Mc Mahan, Dillsboro, NC 28725 - Call Sign: KJ4PUT, Licensee ID: L01524152
Grant Date: 10/16/2009, Expiration Date: 10/16/2019, Certifier: Charles R Burrell
Registrant: Charles R Burrell, Dillsboro, NC 28725
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Dillsboro, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 11 | 69.6 years |
| William | 9 | 73.0 years |
| Charles | 7 | 67.2 years |
| David | 5 | 68.6 years |
| Margaret | 5 | 72.4 years |
| Mary | 5 | 71.6 years |
| Thomas | 5 | 76.2 years |
| John | 4 | 50.4 years |
| Albert | 3 | 67.0 years |
| Grace | 3 | 91.7 years |
| Most common last names in Dillsboro, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Sutton | 11 | 78.6 years |
| Robinson | 8 | 74.9 years |
| Brown | 5 | 71.0 years |
| Hensley | 5 | 72.8 years |
| Cunningham | 5 | 75.4 years |
| Smith | 5 | 67.8 years |
| Dills | 4 | 75.3 years |
| Hall | 4 | 80.0 years |
| Messer | 4 | 79.3 years |
| Lanning | 4 | 67.2 years |
Businesses in Dillsboro, NC
- Best Western: 1
- Holiday Inn: 1
- #47 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of females"
- #43 (28725) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swiss first ancestries"
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