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Notable locations in Marion: Lady Marian Plaza (A), Marion City Hall (B), McDowell County Courthouse (C), Grandfather Ranger District Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Marion include: Bethlehem Church (A), Central Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Oak Grove Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Marion Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Historic Carson House (Museums; Hwy 70 W), Linville Caverns Inc (Recreation Areas; 19929 US221 North), Linaken Inc (165 Stockton Drive).
Hotels: Comfort Inn (178 US70 West), Comfort Inn Marion (178 Highway 70 West), Days Inn (4248 US221 South), Hampton Inn Marion (3560 US 221 South), Budget Inn (1814 North Main Street), Econo Lodge (2035 US221 North).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Marion and their reported violations in the past:
LAKE JAMES LANDING (Population served: 300, 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 FEB-16-2005 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 FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-09-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 8 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
- One other older monitoring violation
PROVIDENCE UMC (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-13-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 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 (JAN-31-2003)
- 10 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
HIDDEN VALLEY FAMILY CMPGRND (Population served: 200, 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 APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-05-2000), St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2001)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 4 regular monitoring violations
MAPLE LEAF SPORTS COMPLEX (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-14-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-14-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2004)
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-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 12 routine major monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
HIDDEN VALLEY FAMILY REC (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
BLUE RIDGE MHP (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- Public Education - Between JAN-01-2004 and DEC-07-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-03-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-07-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-07-2004)
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-2004 and FEB-14-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-18-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-18-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-14-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-19-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUL-19-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2005 and NOV-07-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (2 times from OCT-21-2005 to OCT-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-16-2006)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-22-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2005)
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
- 11 other older monitoring violations
NEALSVILLE CHURCH OF GOD (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-09-1999), St Public Notif requested (SEP-09-1999), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
LUCKY STRIKE MINERS DINER (Population served: 137, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between DEC-18-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between OCT-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-13-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 17 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
- 8 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Marion that have no violations reported:
- MOUNTAIN STREAM RV PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  17.3% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 6.1% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Marion, NC
People in group quarters in Marion
- 99 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 50 people in nursing homes
- 44 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 19 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 18 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 7 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Marion compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Marion (2009 data):
- Fifth Third Bank, National Association: Marion Branch at 14 South Main Street, branch established on 1989-07-28; South Logan Street Branch at 5 South Logan Street, branch established on 1989-07-28. 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
- Asheville Savings Bank, S.S.B.: Marion Branch at 162 North Main Street, branch established on 1904-01-01. 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
- Carolina First Bank: Marion Branch at 1211 North Main Street, branch established on 2001-05-29. 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
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Marion Branch at 1570 North Main Street, branch established on 1969-11-10. 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.
- Mountain 1st Bank & Trust Company: Marion Branch at 174 Highway 70 West, branch established on 2006-05-10. 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
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Marion Main Branch at 145 North Main Street, branch established on 1961-10-23. 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
- Bank of America, National Association: Marion Main Branch at 100 North Main Street, branch established on 1964-02-28. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Marion, North Carolina
- Days Inn, 4248 Hwy 221 S, Marion, NC 28752, Phone: (828) 659-2567, Fax: (828) 652-4334
- Econo Lodge, Rt 1 Box 68a, Marion, NC 28752, Phone: (828) 659-7940
- Comfort Inn, 178 Hwy 70 W, Marion, NC 28752, Phone: (828) 652-4888, Fax: (828) 652-3787
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Marion, North Carolina
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%)
- Electricity (38%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for Marion
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 62.7% | 12.5% | 6.9% | 3.4% | 2.3% |
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| Congregations | 38.3% | 16.8% | 10.3% | 5.6% | 4.7% |
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| Name | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Presbyterian Church in America | Catholic Church | The Wesleyan Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 5.8% |
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| Congregations | 4.7% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 15.0% |
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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 |
5 | $15,195 | $36,468 | 1 | $71 |
| Other Government Administration |
7 | $22,069 | $37,833 | 6 | $6,310 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
23 | $63,945 | $33,363 | 3 | $1,413 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $11,311 | $27,146 | 2 | $841 |
| Firefighters |
5 | $14,249 | $34,198 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
18 | $41,643 | $27,762 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
6 | $12,799 | $25,598 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
9 | $23,674 | $31,565 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
14 | $33,918 | $29,073 | 1 | $819 |
| Totals for Government |
92 | $238,803 | $31,148 | 13 | $9,454 |
Marion government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,404,000
All Other: $165,000
Solid Waste Management: $85,000
Parking Facilities: $5,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $19,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $1,351,000
Liquor Stores: $1,065,000
Police Protection: $943,000
Regular Highways: $850,000
Water Utilities: $579,000
Central Staff Services: $407,000
Solid Waste Management: $327,000
General - Other: $327,000
Fire Protection: $241,000
Parks & Recreation: $52,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $18,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $42,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $7,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $759,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $702,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $704,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $704,000
Water Utilities: $702,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $163,000
Interest Earnings: $108,000
Rents: $20,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $114,000
Solid Waste Management: $96,000
Regular Highways: $82,000
Police Protection: $69,000
Central Staff: $18,000
Fire Protection: $11,000
General - Other: $8,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,441,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,236,000
Water Utilities: $602,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $391,000
Highways: $176,000
All Other: $24,000
- Tax - Property: $1,513,000
NEC: $75,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,403,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000
5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,584 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.11% | | 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:
4.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,377 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.86% | | 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 Marion:
- WBRM (1250 AM; 5 kW; MARION, NC; Owner: WBRM, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WCIS (760 AM; daytime; 4 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: W.F.M. INCORPORATED)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WWRN (1350 AM; 10 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTOE (1470 AM; 5 kW; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY MEDIA, INC.)
- WKYK (940 AM; 5 kW; BURNSVILLE, NC; Owner: MARK MEDIA, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Marion:
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, 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)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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.)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Marion:
- W43AU (Channel 43; MARION, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W08BJ (Channel 8; MARION, ETC., NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W06AI (Channel 6; MARION, NC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- W10AP (Channel 10; MARION, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
- WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
- WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W28AO (Channel 28; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Marion, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 20
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 34
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 20
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 64
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
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
See more detailed statistics of Marion fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 20 meters (66ft)
Total costs: $787,000
Total average daily traffic: 49,400
Total average daily truck traffic: 5,390
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Marion)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Marion, NC)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 26 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 165 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Marion)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 27 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Marion)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 166
- Hazardous Condition: 180
- Service Call: 5
- Good Intent Call: 11
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Marion, NC
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