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 2007:
| This town: |  22.9% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 9.8% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Murphy, NC
17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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 (2009 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Murphy Walmart Office Branch, Murphy Office Branch, Murphy Branch, Murphy Main Branch. 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
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Peachtree Branch at 4591 Us Highway 64 East, branch established on 1992-02-24; Murphy Branch at 22 Hiawassee Street, branch established on 1989-09-26. 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.
- Macon Bank, Inc.: Murphy Branch at 12 Peachtree St, branch established on 1922-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,115.4 mil, Deposits: $716.4 mil, headquarters in Franklin, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Macon Bancorp
- RBC Bank (USA): Murphy Main Branch at 50 Peachtree Street, branch established on 1935-02-20. Info updated 2008-12-08: Bank assets: $31,335.9 mil, Deposits: $22,003.4 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 441 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
- Nantahala Bank & Trust Company: Murphy Branch at 86 Hiawassee Street, branch established on 2007-07-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $195.6 mil, Deposits: $176.6 mil, headquarters in Franklin, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
- United Community Bank: -murphy Branch at 116 Peachtree Street, branch established on 1983-07-12. Info updated 2008-02-13: Bank assets: $8,574.5 mil, Deposits: $7,051.3 mil, headquarters in Blairsville, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 107 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Banks, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Murphy, North Carolina
- Days Inn, 754 Hwy 64 W, Murphy, NC 28906, Phone: (828) 837-8030, Fax: (828) 837-9669
- Econo Lodge, 100 Ter St, Murphy, NC 28906, Phone: (828) 837-8880
- Best Western Murphy, 1522 Andrews Rd, Murphy, NC 28906, Phone: (828) 837-3060, Fax: (828) 837-9326
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel And Suites, 130 Holiday Dr, Murphy, NC 28906, Phone: (828) 837-1111, Fax: (828) 837-0737
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Murphy, North Carolina
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (47%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Wood (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Murphy
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
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| Adherents | 72.5% | 11.4% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 1.9% |
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| Congregations | 59.7% | 13.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 5.2% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Episcopal Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church in America | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 9.1% |
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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 |
3 | $7,689 | $30,756 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $7,640 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $18,270 | $27,405 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $5,572 | $16,716 | 1 | $438 |
| Solid Waste Management |
4 | $8,389 | $25,167 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $5,408 | $32,448 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
4 | $11,675 | $35,025 | 1 | $186 |
| Water Supply |
9 | $27,912 | $37,216 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
14 | $99,661 | $85,424 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $6,156 | $18,468 | 1 | $226 |
| Totals for Government |
52 | $190,732 | $44,015 | 11 | $8,490 |
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)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WDGR (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: SMALL TOWN RADIO OF GEORGIA, INC.)
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)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
- W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WLLJ (103.1 FM; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING LLC.)
- WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
- W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO 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)
Murphy fatal accident list:
Aug 4, 1990 08:50 AM, 19, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 6, 1989 08:08 AM, Hiwassee, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
May 29, 1987 05:53 AM, 19, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 21, 1979 12:50 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 69 meters (226ft)
Total costs: $3,100,000
Total average daily traffic: 50,402
Total average daily truck traffic: 5,225
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Murphy)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Murphy, NC)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6- Just Off Hwy 64 2.5 Mi S, Overall height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WPNN693
Assigned Frequencies : 946.500 MHz
Grant Date: 06/04/1998, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011
Registrant: Phone: (704) 837-2151 - Main Studio, 427 Hill Street, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 480 m, Call Sign: WPTL366, Licensee ID: L00317817
Assigned Frequencies : 951.500 MHz
Grant Date: 10/24/2001, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011, Certifier: Timothy E Radford
Registrant: Radford Communications, Inc., 952 Hiwassee Street, Murphy, NC 28906, Phone: (828) 835-9575, Email:
- Fain Mt., Summit Of Fains Knob, Type: Tower, Structure height: 35 m, Call Sign: WQGZ573
Assigned Frequencies : 6745.00 MHz
Grant Date: 06/04/2007, Expiration Date: 06/04/2017, Certifier: Harold Meacombs
Registrant: North Carolina State Highway Patrol, 4702 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4702, Phone: (919) 662-4440, Fax: (919) 662-4444, Email:
- BRASSTOWN, 1120 Mason Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: WQJV816
Assigned Frequencies : 6805.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/15/2009, Expiration Date: 01/15/2019, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- PAYNE MTN, 916 Hideaway Mountain Dr., Type: Upole, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 27.4 m, Call Sign: WQJV819
Assigned Frequencies : 6605.00 MHz, 6645.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/15/2009, Expiration Date: 01/15/2019, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- MURPHY, Central Avenue, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: KIX51, Licensee ID: L00004395
Assigned Frequencies : 6034.20 MHz
Grant Date: 05/31/1994, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/28/1999
Registrant: Contel Of North Carolina Inc Dba Gte North Carolina, 15 S Main St, Weaverville, NC 28787
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 97 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Murphy)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 30 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Murphy)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 129
- Hazardous Condition: 78
- Good Intent Call: 6
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Murphy, NC
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