Elkin, North Carolina
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Males: 1,883 | |
Females: 2,118 |
Median resident age: | |
North Carolina median age: |
Zip codes: 28676.
Elkin: | $38,311 |
NC: | $50,584 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $23,614 (it was $21,123 in 2000)
Elkin town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $131,266 (it was $86,200 in 2000)
Elkin: | $131,266 |
NC: | $165,400 |
Mean prices in 2016: All housing units: $196,926; Detached houses: $208,015; Townhouses or other attached units: $631,555; Mobile homes: $73,138
Median gross rent in 2016: $589.
Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 28676
Races in Elkin, NC (2016)
- 3,00769.4%White alone
- 94921.9%Hispanic
- 2365.4%Black alone
- 551.3%Two or more races
- 471.1%American Indian alone
- 451.0%Asian alone
Races in Elkin detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: American (19.4%), German (8.2%), English (8.2%), Irish (4.5%), Polish (2.9%), British (2.1%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 908 feet
Land area: 6.27 square miles.
Population density: 638 people per square mile (low).

For population 25 years and over in Elkin:
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elkin town:
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 14.5%
522 residents are foreign born (11.2% Latin America).
This town: | 12.4% |
North Carolina: | 7.7% |
According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Elkin, North Carolina as of April 23, 2018.
The ratio of number of residents in Elkin to the number of sex offenders is 271 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,348 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,210 (0.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (34.7 miles
, pop. 185,776).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (58.9 miles
, pop. 223,891).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (404.0 miles
, pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities: Jonesville, NC (1.3 miles ),
Pleasant Hill, NC (1.3 miles
),
Arlington, NC (1.5 miles
),
Ronda, NC
(2.4 miles
),
Boonville, NC
(2.9 miles
),
Dobson, NC
(3.4 miles
),
Yadkinville, NC
(3.7 miles
),
Hays, NC (3.8 miles
).
Latitude: 36.26 N, Longitude: 80.85 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,292 (+78.2%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 637 (39.0%)
Area code: 336


Crime rates in Elkin by Year | |||||||||||||
Type | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Murders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
per 100,000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.6 |
Rapes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
per 100,000 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.0 | 45.4 | 23.2 | 24.5 | 97.5 | 24.3 | 0.0 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 24.6 |
Robberies | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
per 100,000 | 117.7 | 96.6 | 120.4 | 72.1 | 68.2 | 0.0 | 49.0 | 0.0 | 24.3 | 98.7 | 49.5 | 49.8 | 98.4 |
Assaults | 26 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
per 100,000 | 612.2 | 289.7 | 529.6 | 360.3 | 386.3 | 255.0 | 147.1 | 487.3 | 485.8 | 172.8 | 197.9 | 174.4 | 442.6 |
Burglaries | 43 | 52 | 39 | 36 | 32 | 38 | 28 | 47 | 69 | 42 | 40 | 56 | 40 |
per 100,000 | 1,012.5 | 1,255.4 | 938.9 | 864.8 | 727.1 | 880.9 | 686.4 | 1,145.2 | 1,676.0 | 1,036.5 | 989.6 | 1,395.5 | 983.5 |
Theft | 156 | 203 | 219 | 152 | 183 | 190 | 130 | 189 | 227 | 244 | 253 | 381 | 337 |
per 100,000 | 3,673.2 | 4,901.0 | 5,272.0 | 3,651.2 | 4,158.1 | 4,404.3 | 3,187.1 | 4,605.3 | 5,513.7 | 6,021.7 | 6,259.3 | 9,494.1 | 8,286.2 |
Auto thefts | 13 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
per 100,000 | 306.1 | 96.6 | 168.5 | 240.2 | 227.2 | 162.3 | 122.6 | 243.7 | 145.7 | 148.1 | 74.2 | 174.4 | 24.6 |
Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
per 100,000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 0.0 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 286.7) | 381.1 | 329.6 | 376.3 | 357.9 | 369.5 | 320.4 | 249.1 | 459.3 | 473.4 | 389.4 | 399.8 | 561.2 | 589.1 |
City-data.com crime index counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Elkin detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 4.18 |
North Carolina average: | 2.31 |
Elkin, North Carolina accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data
Here: | 5.1% |
North Carolina: | 5.4% |
Unemployment by year (%)
Historical population
Historical housing units
Population change in the 1990s: +231 (+6.0%).
- Manufacturing (24%)
- Construction (12%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Wholesale trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Health care and social assistance (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Transportation and warehousing (7%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Production occupations (26%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Legal occupations (4%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Sales and related occupations (16%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (15%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Personal care and service occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
Work and jobs in Elkin: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Average climate in Elkin, North Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Elkin-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/7/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.5 miles away from the Elkin town center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.
On 5/7/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.0 miles away from the town center injured 5 people and caused $50 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Elkin-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 217.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 189.2 miles away from Elkin center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 88.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 176.9 miles away from Elkin center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 88.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Surry County (9) is smaller than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 3, Droughts: 2, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Bob Stinson (baseball) - Baseball player, Harold Hayes - Journalist, Jeff Hayes - Football player, Steve Pauley - Artist.
Hospitals and medical centers in Elkin:
- HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 180 PARKWOOD DR)
- GUARDIAN CARE OF ELKIN (JOHNSON RIDGE RD)
- HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL NURSING (700 JOHNSON RIDGE RD)
- UNIHEALTH POST-ACUTE CARE-ELKIN (560 JOHNSON RIDGE RD)
- ELKIN DIALYSIS CENTER OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (941 JOHNSON RIDGE RD)
airports located in Elkin:
- Elkin Municipal Airport (ZEF) (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 6,000, Local Ops: 7,000, Military Ops: 350)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elkin:
- Surry Community College (about 12 miles; Dobson, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,686)
- Wilkes Community College (about 21 miles; Wilkesboro, NC; FT enrollment: 2,292)
- Mitchell Community College (about 33 miles; Statesville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,458)
- Wake Forest University (about 34 miles; Winston Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 6,407)
- Forsyth Technical Community College (about 35 miles; Winston Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 7,190)
- Winston-Salem State University (about 37 miles; Winston-Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 5,378)
- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (about 46 miles; Hudson, NC; FT enrollment: 3,636)
Public high school in Elkin:
- ELKIN HIGH (Location: 334 ELK SPUR ST, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Elkin:
- ELKIN ELEMENTARY (Location: 135 OLD VIRGINIA RD, Grades: PK-6)
- ELKIN MIDDLE (Location: 300 ELK SPUR ST, Grades: 7-8)
- C B ELLER ELEMENTARY (Location: 1288 CB ELLER SCHOOL RD, Grades: PK-5)
Shopping Center: Elkin Village Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Elkin include: First Baptist Church (A), Elkin Valley Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Elkin: Elkin City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotel: Elk Inn (1101 North Bridge Street).
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2004 was 81.4. This is about average.
City: | 81.4 |
U.S.: | 74.7 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2004 was 24.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 24.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 24.0 |
U.S.: | 32.0 |
(14.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 64.4% for Black residents, 34.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 25.0% for American Indian residents, 70.5% for other race residents, 44.0% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elkin, NC
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North Carolina: |
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Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Elkin in 2010:
- 96 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 7 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 5 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Elkin in 2000:
- 157 people in nursing homes
- 24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
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Banks with branches in Elkin (2011 data):
- Yadkin Valley Bank and Trust Company: Elkin Branch, Elkin Branch, Yadkin Valley Bank And Trust Company. Info updated 2009/05/19: Bank assets: $1,991.0 mil, Deposits: $1,738.1 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 39 total offices, Holding Company: Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Elkin Main Branch at 102 W Main Street, branch established on 1961/12/01; Elkin Village Branch at 1500 North Bridge Street, branch established on 1966/10/03. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Elkin Drive Thru Branch at 202 West Main Street, branch established on 1908/01/01; Elkin Main Branch at 1661 North Bridge Street, branch established on 1989/06/30. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Woodforest National Bank: Elkin Walmart Branch at 548 Cc Camp Road, branch established on 2008/03/31. Info updated 2011/05/10: Bank assets: $3,488.9 mil, Deposits: $3,097.6 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 766 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan (With 401(K) Provisions) (Amended And
- First Community Bank: Elkin Branch at 101 Brookfall Dairy Road, branch established on 1995/06/01. Info updated 2011/07/12: Bank assets: $2,144.1 mil, Deposits: $1,561.3 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 58 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
Here: | 14.7 |
North Carolina average: | 12.0 |


Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Elkin town (based on Surry County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 30,036 | 122 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,099 | 46 |
Other | 1,426 | 5 |
Catholic | 892 | 1 |
Black Protestant | 427 | 4 |
None | 34,239 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Surry County: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Surry County: | 0.69 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Surry County: | 6.65 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.73 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 10.7% |
North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Surry County: | 27.5% |
North Carolina: | 28.3% |
This county: | 15.0% |
State: | 15.6% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 47.6% |
North Carolina: | 48.1% |
This city: | 43.4% |
North Carolina: | 44.6% |
Elkin: | 28.6 |
North Carolina: | 28.8 |
Elkin: | 22.2% |
State: | 21.2% |
This city: | 12.2% |
North Carolina: | 10.8% |
Elkin: | 6.9 |
North Carolina: | 6.8 |
Elkin: | 32.9% |
North Carolina: | 33.6% |
Elkin: | 52.2% |
North Carolina: | 54.9% |
Elkin: | 75.8% |
North Carolina: | 79.3% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Elkin, NC Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Financial Administration | 3 | $11,510 | $46,040 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 12 | $21,460 | $21,460 | 0 | $0 |
Judicial and Legal | 1 | $1,000 | $12,000 | 0 | $0 |
Police Protection - Officers | 20 | $48,369 | $29,021 | 0 | $0 |
Police - Other | 4 | $8,129 | $24,387 | 0 | $0 |
Firefighters | 3 | $9,738 | $38,952 | 1 | $385 |
Streets and Highways | 7 | $16,286 | $27,919 | 0 | $0 |
Solid Waste Management | 3 | $5,810 | $23,240 | 0 | $0 |
Parks and Recreation | 6 | $15,268 | $30,536 | 8 | $1,698 |
Water Supply | 5 | $12,298 | $29,515 | 0 | $0 |
Other and Unallocable | 3 | $10,738 | $42,952 | 0 | $0 |
Totals for Government | 67 | $160,606 | $28,765 | 9 | $2,083 |
Elkin government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $890,000 ($222.44)
Liquor Stores: $720,000 ($179.96)
Regular Highways: $578,000 ($144.46)
Sewerage: $543,000 ($135.72)
Parks & Recreation: $483,000 ($120.72)
Central Staff Services: $305,000 ($76.23)
Solid Waste Management: $252,000 ($62.98)
Water Utilities: $233,000 ($58.24)
Fire Protection: $222,000 ($55.49)
Financial Administration: $206,000 ($51.49)
General - Other: $98,000 ($24.49)
Libraries: $84,000 ($20.99)
General Public Buildings: $57,000 ($14.25)
Housing & Community Development: $45,000 ($11.25)
Air Transportation: $44,000 ($11.00)
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000 ($4.25)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $17,000 ($4.25)
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $54,000 ($13.50)
Benefit Payments: $4,000 ($1.00)
- General - Interest on Debt: $205,000 ($51.24)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $5,000 ($1.25)
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $7,000 ($1.75)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $651,000 ($162.71)
Water Utilities: $94,000 ($23.49)
Parks & Recreation: $41,000 ($10.25)
Police Protection: $22,000 ($5.50)
Regular Highways: $6,000 ($1.50)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,177,000 ($544.11)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
Elkin government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Air Transportation: $3,000 ($0.75)
- Charges - Sewerage: $806,000 ($201.45)
Parks & Recreation: $213,000 ($53.24)
Solid Waste Management: $186,000 ($46.49)
All Other: $45,000 ($11.25)
- Employee Retirement - Interest Revenue: $7,000 ($1.75)
From Other Government: $4,000 ($1.00)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $682,000 ($170.46)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $153,000 ($38.24)
Interest Earnings: $93,000 ($23.24)
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,047,000 ($261.68)
Water Utilities: $345,000 ($86.23)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $380,000 ($94.98)
Highways: $156,000 ($38.99)
All Other: $4,000 ($1.00)
- Tax - Property: $1,672,000 ($417.90)
NEC: $44,000 ($11.00)
Motor Vehicle License: $18,000 ($4.50)
Elkin government finances - Debt in 2002 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,413,000 ($853.04)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $750,000 ($187.45)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,135,000 ($533.62)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,763,000 ($440.64)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $265,000 ($66.23)
Elkin government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,557,000 ($889.03)
4.35% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,191 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.35% |
North Carolina average: | 7.13% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Stokes County, NC | |
from Forsyth County, NC | |
from Yadkin County, NC |
4.76% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,983 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.76% |
North Carolina average: | 6.77% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Forsyth County, NC | |
to Yadkin County, NC | |
to Stokes County, NC |
Strongest AM radio stations in Elkin:
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
- WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WYZD (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; DOBSON, NC; Owner: GOSPEL BROADCASTING, INC)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKBC (800 AM; 1 kW; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elkin:
- WIFM-FM (100.9 FM; ELKIN, NC; Owner: VON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, 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.)
- WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WEND (106.5 FM; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
- WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
- W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
- W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Elkin:
- WXII-TV (Channel 12; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXII HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 9Number of bridges
- 63m207ftTotal length
- 37,120Total average daily traffic
- 4,429Total average daily truck traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 64 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Elkin, NC)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 52 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Elkin)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Elkin)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elkin and their reported violations in the past:
THANKS TO CALVARY BAPTIST CH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:GUM ORCHARD BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elkin that have no violations reported:
- PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LITTLE RICHMOND BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- UNION CROSS BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- Fire: 61
- Hazardous Condition: 15
- Good Intent Call: 6
Incident types - Elkin
Most common first names in Elkin, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 115 | 71.7 years |
Mary | 91 | 78.6 years |
John | 87 | 74.2 years |
William | 78 | 75.7 years |
Robert | 52 | 70.0 years |
Thomas | 34 | 77.0 years |
Charles | 33 | 70.8 years |
Ruth | 29 | 79.6 years |
Ruby | 29 | 77.3 years |
Annie | 29 | 77.3 years |
Most common last names in Elkin, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Carter | 62 | 74.1 years |
Smith | 54 | 76.1 years |
Harris | 51 | 75.6 years |
Cockerham | 48 | 77.4 years |
Gentry | 47 | 77.4 years |
Collins | 46 | 72.0 years |
Couch | 42 | 77.8 years |
Johnson | 41 | 77.2 years |
Blackburn | 37 | 74.7 years |
Martin | 36 | 78.7 years |
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (75%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Businesses in Elkin, NC | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
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AT&T | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Circle K | 2 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 2 | Subway | 2 | |
FedEx | 2 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
Jones New York | 1 | UPS | 3 | |
KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Walmart | 1 |
Elkin compared to North Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.

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Total of 22 patent applications in 2008-2018.