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Hotels: Best Western Eldreth Inn (829 East Main Street), Best Western Eldreth Inn At Mt. Jefferso (Highway US 221 And Nc 88), Best Western Eldreth Inn at MT Jefferson (829 East Main Street), Highlander Motel (891 Nc Highway 16 South), Eldreth Inn (829 East Main Street).
Court: North Carolina State Government - Juvenile Court Counselor's OFC (150 Government Circle).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Jefferson and their reported violations in the past:
NEW RIVER ST PARK-WAGONER ROAD (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
NEW RIVER STATE PARK NO 3 (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
MOUNTAIN GROCERY (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
MOUNTAIN AIRE SEAFOOD & STEAKS (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUL-13-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-02-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2002)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
NATHAN`S CREEK GENERAL STORE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
NEW RIVER ST PARK-US 221 NO 2 (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 minor monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  15.3% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jefferson, NC
People in group quarters in Jefferson
- 227 people in nursing homes
- 6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Jefferson compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Jefferson (2009 data):
- Fifth Third Bank, National Association: Jefferson Branch at 230 East Main Street, branch established on 1938-06-23. Info updated 2008-06-16: Bank assets: $7,096.4 mil, Deposits: $4,623.0 mil, headquarters in Nashville, TN, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 104 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- Yadkin Valley Bank and Trust Company: Jefferson Branch at 221 By-Pass And Hospital Road, branch established on 1986-09-15. Info updated 2008-04-21: Bank assets: $1,524.8 mil, Deposits: $1,155.8 mil, headquarters in Elkin, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Jefferson, North Carolina
- Best Western Eldreth Inn, 829 E Main St, Jefferson, NC 28640, Phone: (336) 246-8845
- Jefferson Landing, PO Box 110, Jefferson, NC 28640, Phone: (336) 982-4449, Fax: (336) 982-6949
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Jefferson, North Carolina
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Ashe County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%)
- Electricity (43%)
- Wood (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Religion statistics for Jefferson
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church | Separate Baptists in Christ |
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| Adherents | 67.8% | 17.5% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 1.9% |
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| Congregations | 46.9% | 20.4% | 6.1% | 1.0% | 4.1% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church in America | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Episcopal Church | Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 2.8% |
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| Congregations | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 16.3% |
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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 | $2,268 | $27,216 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $4,934 | $59,208 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $9,389 | $37,556 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $11,914 | $35,742 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $7,565 | $45,390 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,437 | $41,244 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
12 | $39,507 | $39,507 | 0 | $0 |
Jefferson government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $386,000
Solid Waste Management: $25,000
All Other: $4,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $86,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $258,000
Central Staff Services: $201,000
Regular Highways: $193,000
Police Protection: $147,000
Water Utilities: $111,000
Solid Waste Management: $61,000
Fire Protection: $10,000
General - Other: $9,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $217,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,220,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $30,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,198,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $20,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $22,000
Other, NEC: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $55,000
General Revenue, NEC: $28,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $65,000
Police Protection: $28,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
Central Staff: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,376,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $166,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $65,000
Highways: $58,000
All Other: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $392,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $505,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $67,000
5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,600 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.25% | | 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:
4.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,149 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.63% | | 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 Jefferson:
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Jefferson:
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WMMY (106.1 FM; JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: 106.1, 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)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Jefferson:
- W25AY (Channel 25; JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Jefferson fatal accident list:
Oct 7, 2008 10:31 AM, Sr-16, Lat: 36.428758, Lon: -81.471247, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Aug 16, 1999 08:03 AM, Us-221, Vehicles: 4, Persons: 9, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 25, 1996 07:08 AM, Us221, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
May 15, 1995 05:00 AM, Mcneil St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 3, 1983 07:00 AM, 221, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 9, Fatalities: 1
Apr 29, 1978 04:15 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 22,800
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,746
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 45,600
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2- Phoenix Mountain, 2.9 Miles At 345 Degrees From Jefferson, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 46.6 m, Call Sign: KNKN683, Licensee ID: L00127162
869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz... (+8 more)
Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: North Carolina Rsa #4, Inc. - Phoenix Mountain, 4.0 Km North Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 31 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: 1- PETER M CONNOLLY, Phoenix Mountain 2.9 Mi At 345 Deg, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 46.6 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1- Atop Mount Jefferson, Call Sign: WNJY291, Licensee ID: L00092249
Assigned Frequencies : 462.875 MHz
Grant Date: 11/14/2007, Expiration Date: 09/24/2017
Registrant: Ashe Memorial Hospital, 200 Hospital Ave, Jefferson, NC 28640, Phone: (336) 846-7101, Fax: (336) 846-0746, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- Summit Of Mt Jefferson 1.3 Mi Se, Call Sign: WXY370, Licensee ID: L00018446
Assigned Frequencies : 42.5200 MHz, 42.5000 MHz, 42.5600 MHz, 42.6000 MHz, 42.6200 MHz, 42.6400 MHz
Grant Date: 07/18/2003, Expiration Date: 09/28/2013
Registrant: State Of North Carolina, 1300 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607, Phone: (919) 733-7956 - 3600 Ft E Of Hwy 16/88 On Don Walters Rd, Type: Pole, Structure height: 3 m, Call Sign: WPGJ844, Licensee ID: L00039761
Assigned Frequencies : 451.525 MHz
Grant Date: 11/16/2004, Expiration Date: 01/31/2015
Registrant: Jefferson, Town Of, Jefferson, NC 28640, Phone: (336) 846-9368 - Lat: 36.415833 Lon: -81.468611, Call Sign: WPUK684
Assigned Frequencies : 152.405 MHz, 157.665 MHz
Grant Date: 03/22/2002, Expiration Date: 03/22/2012, Certifier: Scott Vannoy
Registrant: Appalachian Communications, Deep Gap, NC 28618, Phone: (336) 877-8040, Fax: (336) 877-9079
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Jefferson)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Jefferson)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 13 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 5
- Hazardous Condition: 24
Incident types - Jefferson
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Jefferson, NC
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