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Population in July 2008: 4,714. Population change since 2000: +12.6%
 

Males: 2,323  (49.3%)
Females: 2,391  (50.7%)

Median resident age:  35.9 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28732.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,030 (it was $45,426 in 2000)
Fletcher:  $57,030
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,949
Fletcher:  $24,949
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $208,163 (it was $123,300 in 2000)
Fletcher:  $208,163
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $194,786; Detached houses: $215,682; Townhouses or other attached units: $157,973; In 2-unit structures: $393,413; Mobile homes: $39,936
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Races in Fletcher:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
  • Black (3.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Fletcher: 83.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (16.1%), Irish (13.1%), United States (12.6%), English (11.9%), Scotch-Irish (5.5%), Dutch (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2120 feet

Land area: 5.29 square miles.

Population density: 891 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fletcher

  • High school or higher: 89.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fletcher town

  • Never married: 16.3%
  • Now married: 65.5%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

82 residents are foreign born

This town:  2.0%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Fletcher, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fletcher to the number of sex offenders is 471 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fletcher:  0.7% ($861)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Asheville, NC (10.5 miles , pop. 68,889).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (95.9 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (511.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Royal Pines, NC (1.8 miles ), Mountain Home, NC (2.1 miles ), Avery Creek, NC (2.1 miles ), Balfour, NC (2.5 miles ), Biltmore Forest, NC (2.7 miles ), Bent Creek, NC (2.8 miles ), Fairview, NC (2.9 miles ), Hendersonville, NC (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 35.43 N, Longitude: 82.51 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,200 (+52.6%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 470 (20.3%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 828

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Population change in the 1990s: +1,035 (+32.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (11%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Machinery (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)
  • Transportation equipment (3%)
  • Construction (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)



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Crime in Fletcher by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.022.40.0
Rapes 020000
    per 100,000 0.046.20.00.00.00.0
Robberies 221736
    per 100,000 47.046.223.0158.767.3130.1
Assaults 051356
    per 100,000 0.0115.623.068.0112.1130.1
Burglaries 362240403237
    per 100,000 845.9508.6918.7906.8717.6802.3
Thefts 996997119153134
    per 100,000 2326.11595.02227.82697.83431.32905.5
Auto thefts 345201423
    per 100,000 70.592.5114.8453.4314.0498.7
Arson 000020
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.044.90.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 172.0180.8174.1268.9300.1277.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (13 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.76
US city average:  3.00

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Fletcher-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.7 miles away from the Fletcher town center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 52.3 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Fletcher-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.7 miles away from Fletcher center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 35.0 miles away from the city center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from Fletcher center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 23.4 miles away from the city center
On 2/12/1994 at 02:40:24, a magnitude 3.4 (2.9 ML, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from Fletcher center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospital/medical center in Fletcher:
  • PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL (NAPLES RD BOX 1569)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fletcher:
  • THOMS REHABILITATION HOSP (about 5 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC)
  • JULIAN F KEITH ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE TX (about 10 miles; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC)
  • MARGARET R PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Fletcher, NC

Airports located in Fletcher:
Local government website: www.town-of-fletcher-nc.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fletcher:
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 15 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)
Private high school in Fletcher:
  • FLETCHER ACADEMY (Students: 138; Location: P O BOX 5440; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Fletcher:
Private elementary/middle school in Fletcher:
  • CAPTAIN GILMER EL SCHOOL (Students: 110; Location: PO BOX 5338; Grades: KG - 8)
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Shopping Center: Big F Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Fletcher include: Calvary Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Old Salem Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Frady Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pinner Creek (A), Higgins Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Asheville Area Guest Line (1 West Rutledge Court).

Hotels: Econo Lodge-Airport (40 Cobbleridge Drive), Fairfield Inn by Marriott (31 Airport Park Road), Hampton Inn & Suites Asheville - I-26 (18 Rockwood Road), Comfort Inn Asheville Airport (15 Rockwood Road), Econo Lodge Airport (196 Underwood Road), Fairfield Inn Asheville Airport (31 Airport Park Drive).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Fletcher and their reported violations in the past:

GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
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 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 AUG-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
  • 2 other older monitoring violations
HOOPERS CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
MILLS RIVER CONGREGATION (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (AUG-03-1999)
OAK FOREST BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-06-2000), St Public Notif requested (JAN-06-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2002)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
NESBITT CHAPEL METHODIST CH (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-30-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-27-2001), St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-09-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-23-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-12-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-12-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2002)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
FORGE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-28-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-28-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-05-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
LAND ROVER ASHEVILLE (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.6%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.4%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.3%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fletcher, NC



Fletcher compared to North Carolina state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Fletcher (2009 data):
  • Blue Ridge Savings Bank, Inc.: Fletcher Branch at 4020 Hendersonville Road, branch established on 2004-04-26. Info updated 2008-02-26: Bank assets: $294.3 mil, Deposits: $268.2 mil, headquarters in Asheville, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices
  • First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Fletcher Branch at 2900 Hendersonville Road, branch established on 1934-09-01. 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.
  • Carolina First Bank: Fletcher Branch at 4006 Hendersonville Road, branch established on 1999-11-15. Info updated 2008-09-12: Bank assets: $13,568.3 mil, Deposits: $9,660.1 mil, headquarters in Greenville, SC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 183 total offices, Holding Company: South Financial Group, Inc., The
  • Asheville Savings Bank, S.S.B.: Fletcher Branch at 3551 Hendersonville Road, branch established on 2008-02-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $705.7 mil, Deposits: $537.5 mil, headquarters in Asheville, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices
  • Mountain 1st Bank & Trust Company: Fletcher Branch at 3270 Hendersonville Road, branch established on 2005-09-19. Info updated 2008-07-29: Bank assets: $707.1 mil, Deposits: $596.4 mil, headquarters in Hendersonville, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: 1st Financial Services Corporation
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Fletcher Branch at 3578 Hendersonville Road, branch established on 1953-02-07. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Fletcher, North Carolina
  • Econo Lodge Airport, 196 Underwood Rd, Fletcher, NC 28732, Phone: (704) 684-1200, Fax: (704) 687-7861
  • Holiday Inn Airport, 550 Airport Rd, Fletcher, NC 28732, Phone: (704) 684-1213, Fax: (704) 684-3778
  • Days Inn Airport, 183 Underwood Rd, Fletcher, NC 28732, Phone: (800) 329-7466
  • Hampton Inn & Suites, 18 Rockwood Rd, Fletcher, NC 28732, Phone: (828) 687-0806
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Fletcher, North Carolina


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2004 Presidential Election results in Henderson County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (46%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Fletcher

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchEpiscopal ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist Church
Adherents49.4%11.4%10.2%4.5%4.3%
Congregations43.4%10.7%0.8%4.9%4.1%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church in AmericaAssociation Reformed Presbyterian ChurchOther religions
Adherents4.1%2.5%1.9%1.3%10.5%
Congregations4.1%0.8%1.6%2.5%27.0%
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.


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
Financial Administration 4$16,663$49,9891$206
Other Government Administration 10$24,195$29,0340$0
Police Protection - Officers 14$42,604$36,5180$0
Police - Other 1$2,225$26,7000$0
Streets and Highways 5$14,152$33,9650$0
Solid Waste Management 3$7,838$31,3520$0
Parks and Recreation 5$13,304$31,9304$1,771
Totals for Government 42$120,981$34,5665$1,977



Fletcher government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $37,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $27,000
  • Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $812,000
    Police Protection: $597,000
    Fire Protection: $466,000
    Regular Highways: $461,000
    Central Staff Services: $282,000
    Parks & Recreation: $232,000
    General - Other: $198,000
    General Public Buildings: $86,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $81,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $5,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $7,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $693,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,370,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,232,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,204,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,398,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $202,000
    Interest Earnings: $21,000
    Rents: $9,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $176,000
    Police Protection: $11,000
    Central Staff: $9,000
    General Public Building: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,185,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $903,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $307,000
    Highways: $129,000
    All Other: $14,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,196,000
    NEC: $95,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,009,000

8.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,762 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.39%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($419 average AGI)
Henderson County:  0.04%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Buncombe County, NC  1.96% ($44,461 average AGI)
from Transylvania County, NC  0.36% ($31,900)
from Polk County, NC  0.18% ($37,152)


6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,307 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.49%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Henderson County:  0.04%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Buncombe County, NC  1.57% ($45,806 average AGI)
to Transylvania County, NC  0.28% ($29,404)
to Polk County, NC  0.23% ($33,695)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fletcher:
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
  • WPEK (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRVIEW, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WWRN (1350 AM; 10 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWNC (570 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTZQ (1600 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HOUSTON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WISE (1310 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHVILLE RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WHKP (1450 AM; 1 kW; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: RADIO HENDERSONVILLE, INC.)
  • WOXL (970 AM; 5 kW; CANTON, NC; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fletcher:
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCQS (88.1 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W249AR (97.7 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLFA (91.3 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHEVILLE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W292CJ (106.3 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fletcher:
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WLOS (Channel 13; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W52BA (Channel 52; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W51CK (Channel 51; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W08BP (Channel 8; BEAVER DAM, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W14AS (Channel 14; WEST ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • W35AV (Channel 35; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WUNF-TV (Channel 33; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WAEN-LP (Channel 64; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • W23BQ (Channel 23; ASHEVILLE, ETC., NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W27AX (Channel 27; LAKE LURE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Fletcher, North Carolina:
  • Fatal accident count: 4
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 15
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
North Carolina average:
  • Fatal accident count: 99
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 151
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 28
  • Fatalities: 106
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 264
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 15

Fletcher fatal accident list:
Jan 18, 2000 01:31 AM, Sr-280, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 3, 1995 03:07 AM, Rp1551, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 16, 1976 05:20 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 24, 1975 03:15 AM, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6
  • 1720 Cane Creek, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
    Registrant: American Tower Corp., 908 S. Tryon Street, Suite 2200, Charlotte, NC 28202, Phone: (704) 347-8188, Email:
  • B B CARTER, 1881 Cane Creek Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.9 m, , Licensee ID: L00008376
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 3200 Cobb Galleria Pkwy., Suite 205, Atlanta, GA 30339, Phone: (770) 308-1986, Email:
  • b b carter, 230 Rutledge Rd (#21581), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 56.7 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:
  • MUAYYAD MUSTAFA, 5311 Old Haywood Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 57 m, Overall height: 59.1 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
  • b carter, 292 Lower Brush Creek (021579), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.7 m, Overall height: 59.7 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:
  • Muayyad Mustafa, #3 Lower Christ School Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 57.6 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Fletcher, NC)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • ASHEVILLE AIRPORT NC, 230 Rutledge Rd (#21581), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 56.7 m, Call Sign: WQIT339
    Assigned Frequencies : 11245.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/07/2008, Expiration Date: 05/07/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
    Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
  • OAK GROVE NC, 1881 Cane Creek Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WQIT341
    Assigned Frequencies : 10755.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/07/2008, Expiration Date: 05/07/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
    Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 76 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Fletcher)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 2 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Fletcher)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 38 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full and 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4$183,725197$152,361120$149,45111$56,03533$130,7951$97,310
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$148,00015$147,94918$142,5436$42,3836$143,6500$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$038$142,69174$151,6079$70,7676$60,6952$84,090
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$302,8606$139,30323$208,5512$393,0553$154,3831$71,850
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$135,51513$220,7000$01$113,6200$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9905.00 , 9906.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full and 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED35$179,6098$181,5954$157,243
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$147,7953$248,4900$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$145,5700$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$169,8900$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$213,9950$01$174,720
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9905.00 , 9906.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 63
  • Hazardous Condition: 51
  • Service Call: 11
  • Good Intent Call: 14

Incident types - Fletcher


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Fletcher, NC

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