Drinking water stations with addresses in Dobson and their reported violations in the past:
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-18-2002), St Public Notif requested (FEB-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUL-12-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-10-2004), St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2005)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-07-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUN-17-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 4 other older monitoring violations
MR TACO TAQUERIA (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
LOWGAP COMMUNITY CENTER (Address: SURRY CO LOWGAP COMMUNITY CTR, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-02-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-02-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-19-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2005)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
MT PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-08-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2001)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-11-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2001)
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, 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 MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-13-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-02-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-02-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2004)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
MARSHALL BROTHERS INC. (Population served: 25, 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
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 10 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
NEIGHBORS #31 (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
NEW HOPE PENT. HOLINESS CHURCH (Population served: 25, 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 MAY-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Dobson that have no violations reported:
- MT HERMAN BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  23.3% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dobson, NC
79 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
63 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Dobson compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above 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 Dobson (2009 data):
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Dobson Branch at 217 North Main Street, branch established on 1972-12-04. 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: Dobson Main Branch at 105 North Crutchfield Street, branch established on 1934-01-22. 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
- Southern Community Bank and Trust: Dobson Branch at 201 West Kapp Street, branch established on 1908-01-01. Info updated 2007-02-23: Bank assets: $1,800.1 mil, Deposits: $1,259.8 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Community Financial Corporation
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2004 Presidential Election results in Surry County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (68%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religion statistics for Dobson
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Friends (Quakers) | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 61.6% | 13.2% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.2% |
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| Congregations | 41.1% | 17.3% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1.8% |
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| Name | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | USA National Primitive Baptist Convention | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 10.1% |
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| Congregations | 0.6% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 25.0% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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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 | $3,777 | $45,324 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $5,466 | $65,592 | 12 | $1,653 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $12,497 | $29,993 | 12 | $6,502 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $14,757 | $29,514 | 4 | $2,972 |
| Totals for Government |
13 | $36,497 | $33,690 | 28 | $11,127 |
Dobson government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $393,000
All Other: $5,000
- Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $396,000
Sewerage: $368,000
Police Protection: $245,000
Central Staff Services: $187,000
Water Utilities: $158,000
Solid Waste Management: $75,000
Fire Protection: $28,000
Regular Highways: $19,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000
Libraries: $12,000
Health Services - Other: $5,000
General - Other: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $42,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $2,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $235,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $336,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $695,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $175,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $314,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $84,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $739,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $48,000
Water Utilities: $22,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $62,000
Interest Earnings: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $182,000
Regular Highways: $66,000
Water Utilities: $33,000
Fire Protection: $8,000
Police Protection: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $818,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $409,000
Water Utilities: $168,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $73,000
Highways: $52,000
All Other: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $330,000
NEC: $9,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $452,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $20,000
4.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,016 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.73% | | 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:
4.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,200 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.81% | | 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 Dobson:
- WYZD (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; DOBSON, NC; Owner: GOSPEL BROADCASTING, INC)
- WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
- WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
- WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WTOB (1380 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORP)
- WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WHEO (1270 AM; 5 kW; STUART, VA; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Dobson:
- WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
- WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
- WIFM-FM (100.9 FM; ELKIN, NC; Owner: VON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
- WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- W212AW (90.3 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO)
- WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
- WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
- WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WEND (106.5 FM; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Dobson:
- WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WXII-TV (Channel 12; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXII HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WUNL-TV (Channel 26; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Dobson fatal accident list:
Feb 21, 1997 02:10 AM, Main St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 27, 1995 09:39 AM, Atkins St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 21, 1981 01:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3- 3 Nm Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: KNKN683, Licensee ID: L00127162
869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz
Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: North Carolina Rsa #4, Inc. - Salem Fork, 5.0 Km Southwest Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: KNKN693
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: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
- Scott Knob, 7.0 Km East Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: KNKN693
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: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- PETER M CONNOLLY, 3 Nm Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- Muayyad Mustafa, Az Phillips Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 47.5 m, Overall height: 48.5 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
- Christine A Verre, 2670 Zephyr Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.6 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6- Sr 1345 2.3 Mi N, Type: Pole, Structure height: 15 m, Overall height: 17 m, Call Sign: KWH638
Assigned Frequencies : 47.1000 MHz, 47.1000 MHz, 47.2600 MHz
Grant Date: 03/01/2002, Expiration Date: 05/28/2012, Certifier: John M Burns Jr
Registrant: Nc Dot Eicu, 4809 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606, Phone: (919) 733-2220, Fax: (919) 733-1192, Email:
- County Headquarters Simson Bldg, Call Sign: KYX280
Assigned Frequencies : 31.3400 MHz, 31.4200 MHz, 31.4600 MHz, 31.5400 MHz
Grant Date: 02/01/2005, Expiration Date: 04/30/2015
Registrant: N C Forest Service, 2411 Old Us Hwy 70 West, Clayton, NC 27520, Phone: (919) 553-4658, Fax: (919) 553-3894, Email:
- Turner Mtn 4 Mi Ne, Call Sign: KNJL514, Licensee ID: L00002917
Assigned Frequencies : 154.463 MHz
Grant Date: 05/19/2004, Expiration Date: 07/11/2014
Registrant: North Carolina Electric Membership Corp, Raleigh, NC 27611, Phone: (919) 872-0800 - Lat: 36.384444 Lon: -80.716944, Call Sign: WPYU298
Assigned Frequencies : 151.955 MHz
Grant Date: 10/28/2003, Expiration Date: 04/28/2004, Cancelation Date: 07/04/2004, Certifier: Susan L Pendergraft
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Dobson, NC 27017, Phone: (336) 386-3380 - Lat: 36.387778 Lon: -80.717694, Call Sign: WPZR221
Assigned Frequencies : 151.955 MHz
Grant Date: 02/24/2004, Expiration Date: 02/24/2014, Certifier: Susan L Pendergraft
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510 - 630 S Main Street, Type: Bant, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 13.7 m, Call Sign: WQAP272
Assigned Frequencies : 152.907 MHz
Grant Date: 07/13/2004, Expiration Date: 07/13/2014, Certifier: Susan L Pendergraft
Registrant: Ra-Tech Services, 2396 Us 52 N, Mount Airy, NC 27030, Phone: (336) 789-8080, Fax: (336) 789-4405, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- STATION, Turner Mtn 4 Mi Ne Of, Overall height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WNEH976
Assigned Frequencies : 952.593 MHz, 928.593 MHz
Grant Date: 03/12/2002, Expiration Date: 04/21/2012
Registrant: Phone: (919) 872-0800 - SCOTT KNOB, 2.1 Mi E Of Int Of Us 601 & Sr 2258, Overall height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WLS629
Assigned Frequencies : 2166.80 MHz, 2178.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/30/1991, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 12/22/2002
Registrant: Surry Telephone Membership Corporation, 819 E Atkins St, Dobson, NC 27017
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 36 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Dobson)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 81
- Hazardous Condition: 16
- Good Intent Call: 11
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Dobson, NC
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