Drinking water stations with addresses in Murphy and their reported violations in the past:
FARMERS MARKET (Address: SUITE 110, Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-20-2005 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-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
PEACE VALLEY CAMPGROUND (Population served: 140, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-2004), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-04-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-15-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-19-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-19-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-13-2003), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-13-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2002), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-01-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between DEC-13-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-28-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 3 regular monitoring violations
- One other older monitoring violation
JACK RABBIT RECREATIONAL AREA (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One regular monitoring violation
HAMBY DISCOUNT TIRE & GROCERY (Population served: 50, 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 MAY-10-2005 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 NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 17 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
- 4 other older monitoring violations
HANGING DOG CAMPGROUND LOOP A (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 5 regular monitoring violations
LAKESIDE MARKET (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 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
- 11 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
MORRIS MOTEL (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-15-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (DEC-15-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-15-2005), St Boil Water Order (DEC-15-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-13-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-13-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-31-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2003)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-2002), St Public Notif received (JUL-05-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-2001), St Public Notif requested (OCT-08-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2003)
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-10-2004 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 DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-30-2003), St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2003)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-09-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
HANGING DOG CAMPGROUND LOOP C (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Murphy that have no violations reported:
- HANGING DOG CAMPGROUND LOOP B (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 22.9% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 9.8% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Murphy compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
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Banks with branches in Murphy (2007 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Murphy Branch, Murphy Office Branch, Murphy Main Branch, Murphy Walmart Office 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
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Murphy Branch at 22 Hiawassee Street, branch established on 1989-09-26; Peachtree Branch at 4591 Us Highway 64 East, branch established on 1992-02-24. 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.
- Macon Bank, Inc.: 100 Peachtree St Branch at 100 Peachtree St, branch established on 1922-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $988.2 mil, Deposits: $698.5 mil, headquarters in Franklin, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Macon Bancorp
- United Community Bank: at 116 Peachtree Street, branch established on 1983-07-12. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,120.2 mil, Deposits: $976.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Banks, Inc.
- RBC Centura Bank: Murphy Main Branch at 50 Peachtree Street, branch established on 1935-02-20. Info updated 2006-12-21: Bank assets: $23,135.6 mil, Deposits: $15,171.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 304 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $3,401 | $20,406 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,656 | $19,872 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,200 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $5,284 | $15,852 | 2 | $593 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
9 | $19,718 | $26,291 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $7,020 | $28,080 | 11 | $8,353 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $4,633 | $27,798 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
12 | $57,347 | $57,347 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
9 | $17,968 | $23,957 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $4,340 | $17,360 | 2 | $443 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
5 | $13,066 | $31,358 | 1 | $155 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $5,536 | $33,216 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
52 | $139,970 | $32,301 | 18 | $10,745 |
Murphy government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $679,000
Housing & Community Development: $213,000
All Other: $62,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $3,838,000
Regular Highways: $57,000
- Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $1,113,000
Sewerage: $624,000
Police Protection: $526,000
Water Utilities: $267,000
Housing & Community Development: $263,000
Central Staff Services: $251,000
Libraries: $111,000
Fire Protection: $101,000
Solid Waste Management: $87,000
Regular Highways: $75,000
General - Other: $34,000
Parks & Recreation: $11,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $263,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $9,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $14,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $213,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $606,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $100,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $450,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $543,000
Other, NEC: $538,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $63,000
Other, NEC: $12,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $205,000
General Revenue, NEC: $104,000
Interest Earnings: $44,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $149,000
Libraries: $35,000
Police Protection: $24,000
Fire Protection: $18,000
Parks & Recreation: $8,000
Regular Highways: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,034,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,628,000
Water Utilities: $291,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,240,000
General Support: $186,000
Highways: $66,000
- Tax - Property: $666,000
NEC: $10,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,016,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $27,000
8.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,522 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.44% | | 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:
5.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,482 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.76% | | 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 Murphy:
- WKRK (1320 AM; 5 kW; MURPHY, NC; Owner: RADFORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCVP (600 AM; 1 kW; MURPHY, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WDGR (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: SMALL TOWN RADIO OF GEORGIA, INC.)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
Strongest FM radio stations in Murphy:
- WCNG (102.7 FM; MURPHY, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTFH (89.9 FM; HELEN, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WHEL (105.1 FM; HELEN, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WPPL (103.9 FM; BLUE RIDGE, GA; Owner: FANNIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Murphy:
- W31AN (Channel 31; MURPHY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W05AP (Channel 5; BRASSTOWN, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
- WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- W42AT (Channel 42; HAYESVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
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