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Notable locations in High Point: Emerywood Country Club (A), Uwharrie Council Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in High Point include: Hickory Chapel (A), Mount Carmel Church (B), Conrad Memorial Church (C), Friendly Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Green Hill Cemetery (1), Oakwood Cemetery (2), Floral Garden Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Oak Hollow Lake (A), Linthicum Lake (B), Uwharrie Lake (C), High Point Lake (D), Owens Lake (E), Oak Hollow Lake (F), Triangle Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Branch (A), East Fork Deep River (B), Boulding Branch (C), West Fork Deep River (D), Hiatt Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in High Point include: Hedgecock Park (1), Eastwood Park (2), Brentwood Park (3), Harvell Park (4), Five Points Park (5), Washington Terrace Park (6), Allen Jay Park (7), Armstrong Park (8), McCain Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Furniture Discovery Center (Museums; 101 West Green Drive) (1), Carolina Amusement (Amusement & Theme Parks; 5730 Cedar Post Street) (2), Downtown Bingo (Amusement & Theme Parks; 200 East Kivett Drive) (3), Allstate Amusements Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 106 Greensboro Road) (4), AAA Vacations (1601 North Main Street) (5), Bingo Mania (Arcades & Amusements; 1208 S Main St) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Brookline Furniture CO (1941 Baker Road) (1), Hampton Inn High Point (10066 North Main Street) (2), Fairfield Inn and Stes High Point/Archdl (10141 North Main Street) (3), Days Inn & Suites of High Point (120 Southwest Cloverleaf Place) (4), High Point-Days Inn (120 NW Cloverleaf Pl) (5), Harbor Cabana Inn (2429 West Green Drive) (6), Best Western High Point (1202 Liberty Road) (7), Adams Inn J H (1108 North Main Street) (8), Four Seasons Auto Sales (609 Greensboro Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Court: Village Court (201 West Commerce Avenue) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Air pollution trends in High Point
Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide 2nd Max at 2 sites: 2.3 ppm in 2005 (it was 3.5 ppm in 2000, 6.1 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.011 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.016 ppm in 2000, 0.017 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 4th Max at 2 sites: 0.081 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.089 ppm in 2000, 0.091 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 2nd Max at 2 sites: 0.093 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.111 ppm in 2000, 0.112 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 4 sites: 14.6 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 16.3 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides: 0.0053 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0046 ppm in 2000, 0.0077 ppm in 1990).
Drinking water stations with addresses in High Point and their reported violations in the past:
FAIRFIELD GOLF COURSE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-08-2003), St Public Notif requested (MAY-08-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2003)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-2000), St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2003)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-20-1996), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-20-1996)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
High Point compared to North Carolina state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
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Banks with most branches in High Point (2007 data):
- High Point Bank and Trust Company: 7 branches. Info updated 2006-10-19: Bank assets: $700.6 mil, Deposits: $560.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: High Point Bank Corporation
- Bank of America, National Association: Oak Hollow Branch, High Point Main Branch, Northwood Branch, Southwood Square Branch. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Archdale Branch, Westchester Drive Branch, High Point Main Branch, Highway 68 Branch. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: High Point Main Branch, North Branch, Skeet Club Branch, Westchester Mall Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- SunTrust Bank: High Point Ccb7 Branch 573, Deep River Branch 588, Oak Hollow Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: High Point Branch at 101 South Main Street, branch established on 1908-01-01; Oak Hollow Mall Branch at 940 Mall Loop Road, branch established on 1995-12-01. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
- Lexington State Bank: Westchester Branch at 200 Westchester Drive, branch established on 2001-11-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $987.2 mil, Deposits: $818.0 mil, headquarters in Lexington, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Lsb Bancshares, Inc.
- Omni National Bank: High Point Branch at 200 Greensboro Road, branch established on 1990-02-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $705.9 mil, Deposits: $580.5 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Omni Financial Services, Inc.
- 5 other banks with 5 local branches
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High Point government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $22,701,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $21,929,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,230,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,081,000
Parking Facilities: $500,000
All Other: $115,000
- Construction - Fire Protection: $2,884,000
Regular Highways: $955,000
Parks & Recreation: $855,000
General: $289,000
Housing & Community Development: $114,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $72,732,000
Police Protection: $17,421,000
Sewerage: $15,665,000
Regular Highways: $10,698,000
Fire Protection: $10,143,000
General - Other: $10,035,000
Central Staff Services: $7,111,000
Liquor Stores: $6,807,000
Water Utilities: $6,714,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,197,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,587,000
Libraries: $3,677,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,162,000
Financial Administration: $2,845,000
Transit Utilities: $2,285,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,723,000
Natural Resources - Other: $768,000
Parking Facilities: $487,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $275,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $191,000
Health Services - Other: $36,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $1,660,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,407,000
All Other: $1,009,000
General Support: $452,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,348,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $36,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $13,028,000
All Other: $1,385,000
Transit Utilities: $427,000
Highways: $186,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $24,486,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $107,083,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $9,098,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $80,534,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $23,451,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $28,761,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,885,000
Water Utilities: $1,035,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $17,813,000
Interest Earnings: $2,245,000
Property Sale Other: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $12,758,000
Electric Utilities: $8,179,000
General - Other: $6,397,000
Regular Highways: $3,389,000
Fire Protection: $1,499,000
Police Protection: $919,000
Parks & Recreation: $495,000
Libraries: $356,000
Solid Waste Management: $184,000
Central Staff: $117,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $109,249,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $82,792,000
Water Utilities: $9,398,000
Liquor Stores: $7,736,000
Transit Utilities: $1,086,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $15,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,488,000
Highways: $3,175,000
- Tax - Property: $40,495,000
NEC: $4,125,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,200,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $677,000
Motor Vehicle License: $326,000
Total General Sales: $41,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $52,475,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,469,000
7.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,437 average adjusted gross income) | Here: |  7.47% | | North Carolina average: |  8.53% |
0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($323 average AGI)| Guilford County: | 0.11% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,985 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.56% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($611 average AGI)| Guilford County: | 0.06% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in High Point:
- WMFR (1230 AM; 1 kW; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WIST (790 AM; 3 kW; THOMASVILLE, NC; Owner: GHB RADIO, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGOS (1070 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: RITCHY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WWBG (1470 AM; 10 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING COPORATION)
- WOKX (1590 AM; 1 kW; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WCOG (1320 AM; 5 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
- WLXN (1440 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WKXR (1260 AM; 5 kW; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: RANDOLPH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in High Point:
- WHPU (90.3 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: TRUSTEES OF HIGH POINT COLLEGE, INC.)
- WIST-FM (98.3 FM; THOMASVILLE, NC; Owner: WEAM QUALITY RADIO CORP.)
- WHPE-FM (95.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOZN (98.7 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WVBZ (100.3 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
- WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
- WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
- WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WGBT (94.5 FM; EDEN, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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,)
- WNAA (90.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: NC AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WBFJ-FM (89.3 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- WQFS (90.9 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: GUILFORD COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around High Point:
- WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
- WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
- WGPX (Channel 16; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENSBORO LICENSE, INC.)
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