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Shopping Center: Spruce Pine Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Spruce Pine include: Berry Chapel (A), Saint Lucins Church (B), Pine Branch Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Tolley Cemetery (1), Phillips Cemetery (2), Pendley Cemetery (3), Blalock Cemetery (4), Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grassy Creek (A), Pine Branch (B), English Creek (C), Sullins Branch (D), Biggerstaff Branch (E), Beaver Creek (F), Hanging Rock Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Spruce Pine: Brad Ragan Memorial Recreation Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: U S Government - National Park Service- Blue Ridge Parkway- Ranger Of (Recreation Areas; 133 Parkway Maintenance), U S Government - National Park Service- Blue Ridge Parkway- Maintenance Of (Recreation Areas; 214 Parkway Maintenance), Emerald Village Inc (387 McKinney Mine Road), Linville Gorge Wilderness Cabin US Forest Service (Nc 183 Highway), Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine (Tours & Charters; 13780 Highway 226 South).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Spruce Pine and their reported violations in the past:
BEAR DEN ACRES (Population served: 115, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-25-2002), St Public Notif requested (JAN-25-2002)
- One regular monitoring violation
NEW BUCK CORPORATION (Population served: 73, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-09-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2005)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
MOOSE LODGE 1159 & CAMPGROUND (Population served: 71, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-08-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
ESTATOE CHURCH OF GOD (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-23-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
GEM MOUNTAIN RESTAURANT (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
MOUNTAIN SIDE GREEK-ITALIAN RESTAURANT (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-07-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2003 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 AUG-19-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 8 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: |  17.0% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 8.7% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spruce Pine, NC
Spruce Pine compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Spruce Pine (2009 data):
- RBC Bank (USA): Spruce Pine Branch at 11050 Highway 226 South, branch established on 1984-12-10. 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
- Carolina First Bank: Spruce Pine Branch at 11995 South 226 Hwy, branch established on 1997-12-15. 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
- Woodforest National Bank: Spruce Pine Wal-Mart Branch at 2514 Halltown Road, branch established on 2006-07-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,928.3 mil, Deposits: $2,568.2 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 499 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.
- Bank of America, National Association: Spruce Pine Maine Branch at 337 Oak Avenue, branch established on 1971-07-01. 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
- United Community Bank: Spruce Pine Branch at 12312 Highway 226s, branch established on 2004-01-21. 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.
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Spruce Pine Main Branch at 189 Oak Street, branch established on 1942-04-30. 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
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Mitchell County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Spruce Pine
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 70.94%
| Here | | 70.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Independent Free Will Baptists Associations | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 80.3% | 4.9% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 1.8% |
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| Congregations | 58.6% | 5.2% | 10.3% | 8.6% | 1.7% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.8% |
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| Congregations | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 6.9% |
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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 | $3,011 | $36,132 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $10,253 | $41,012 | 5 | $801 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $24,053 | $28,864 | 1 | $2,128 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $13,997 | $23,995 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $4,173 |
| Totals for Government |
21 | $51,314 | $29,322 | 13 | $7,102 |
Spruce Pine government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $892,000
Parks & Recreation: $31,000
Solid Waste Management: $28,000
All Other: $17,000
Parking Facilities: $8,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $1,508,000
Parks & Recreation: $28,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $615,000
Police Protection: $386,000
Regular Highways: $378,000
Central Staff Services: $286,000
Water Utilities: $264,000
Parks & Recreation: $146,000
Fire Protection: $61,000
General - Other: $59,000
Solid Waste Management: $48,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $10,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $9,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,472,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $115,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $58,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $388,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $900,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,912,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,857,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $825,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $75,000
Other, NEC: $55,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $74,000
General Revenue, NEC: $39,000
Rents: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $154,000
Parks & Recreation: $63,000
Regular Highways: $40,000
Police Protection: $30,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,053,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $382,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $167,000
Highways: $94,000
All Other: $24,000
- Tax - Property: $585,000
Motor Vehicle License: $52,000
NEC: $15,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $824,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $54,000
4.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,123 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.27% | | 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:
4.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,713 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.75% | | 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 Spruce Pine:
- WTOE (1470 AM; 5 kW; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY MEDIA, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKYK (940 AM; 5 kW; BURNSVILLE, NC; Owner: MARK MEDIA, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WBRM (1250 AM; 5 kW; MARION, NC; Owner: WBRM, INC.)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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.)
- WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Spruce Pine:
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, 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.)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Spruce Pine:
- W28AO (Channel 28; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W06AD (Channel 6; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
- WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- W10AK (Channel 10; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- W08BF (Channel 8; SPRUCE PINE, ETC., NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W42AX (Channel 42; BAKERSVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W67DV (Channel 67; BURNSVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W43AU (Channel 43; MARION, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Spruce Pine, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 20
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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 Spruce Pine fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 12
Total length: 44 meters (144ft)
Total costs: $1,908,000
Total average daily traffic: 55,871
Total average daily truck traffic: 4,424
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 0
- 1940-1949: 1
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 0
- 1970-1979: 5
- 1980-1989: 1
- 1990-1999: 2
- 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Spruce Pine, NC
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2- Spruce Pine Cell Site 0.5 N Of Spruce Pine, Structure height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: KNKQ338
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- 13697 Highway 226 South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: KNKQ338
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- PETER M CONNOLLY, 738 Clearwater Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 39.6 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, #100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- Hwy 19e W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.9 m, Overall height: 62.1 m
Registrant: Mountain Valley Media Inc Dba , Burnsville, NC 28714, Phone: (704) 682-6221 - Don Monarch, 13697 Highway 226 South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- Wayne E Eberhard, 1000 Fire Tower Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 54.8 m
Registrant: North Carolina State Highway Patrol, 4702 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4702, Phone: (919) 662-4440, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Spruce Pine, NC)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 73 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Spruce Pine)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 14 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Spruce Pine)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 42
- Hazardous Condition: 60
- Good Intent Call: 8
Incident types - Spruce Pine
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Spruce Pine, NC
Spruce Pine on our top lists:
- #26 (28777) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Scotch-Irish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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