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Notable locations in Sylva: Sylva Plaza (A), Jackson Plaza (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Sylva: Liberty Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Dills Cemetery (1), Parris Cemetery (2), Keener Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cope Creek (A), Allens Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Hemlock Hill Lodge (110 Geranium Drive), Comfort Inn Sylva (US 23 And 74), Comfort Inn (PO Box 2100), Economy Inn (940 West Main Street), Blue Ridge Inn (756 West Main Street), Carol's Cabins (1240 Mockingbird Lane).
Court: Jackson County - Juvenile Services Division 30th District Court (8 Colonial Square).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Sylva and their reported violations in the past:
DOT-I-40 REST AREA WBL (Population served: 1000, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-30-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUN-07-2005 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-11-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAR-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 9 minor monitoring violations
- 5 other older monitoring violations
FORT TATUM CAMPGROUND (Population served: 251, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-20-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-27-2002), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-30-2002), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-02-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUL-02-2002), St Public Notif received (JUL-31-2002), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-25-2005 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 NOV-07-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 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
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
OLD SCHOOL ANTIQUE MALL (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
DOT-HENDERSON CO WEIGH STA EBL (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-24-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-24-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-18-1999), St Public Notif requested (MAY-18-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- 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-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
EAST LAPORTE RECREATION PARK (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-25-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-07-2005)
- 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
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-09-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 5 regular monitoring violations
DOT-HENDERSON CO WEIGH ST WBL (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-13-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUN-13-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-26-1999), St Public Notif requested (AUG-26-1999), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2002)
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
- One regular monitoring violation
LAUREL BUSH CAMPGROUND (Population served: 61, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between OCT-19-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sylva that have no violations reported:
- DOT-CHEROKEE CO EQUIP SHOP (Population served: 90, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  19.6% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 7.9% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sylva, NC
People in group quarters in Sylva
- 81 people in nursing homes
- 17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Sylva 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 above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Sylva (2009 data):
- United Community Bank: Sylva Branch at 1640 East Main Street, branch established on 1997-04-21; Sylva Branch at 55 Asheville Road, branch established on 1991-01-24. 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.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Sylva Branch at 186 Grindstaff Cove Road, branch established on 2001-11-13. 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
- Macon Bank, Inc.: Sylva Branch at 498 East Main Street, branch established on 1999-10-25. 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
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Sylva Branch at 733 West Main Street, branch established on 1962-11-26. 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
- Jackson Savings Bank, SSB: Jackson Savings Bank, Ssb at 741 West Main Street, branch established on 1955-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $32.0 mil, Deposits: $25.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
- SunTrust Bank: Sylva Main Branch 146 at 624 West Main Street, branch established on 1962-04-02. Info updated 2009-03-30: Bank assets: $185,098.8 mil, Deposits: $120,116.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1782 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Sylva Branch at 609 West Main Street, branch established on 1973-03-12. 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.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Sylva, North Carolina
- Comfort Inn, Hwy 23/74, Sylva, NC 28779, Phone: (828) 586-3315, Fax: (828) 586-5304
- Freeze House Bed And Breakfast, 71 Sylvan Heights, Sylva, NC 28779, Phone: (828) 586-8161
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Sylva, North Carolina
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (50%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Sylva
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Episcopal Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
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| Adherents | 67.5% | 15.5% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 2.8% |
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| Congregations | 57.3% | 16.0% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 6.7% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Churches of Christ | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | The Wesleyan Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
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| Congregations | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
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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 |
1 | $3,739 | $44,868 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $10,213 | $40,852 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
12 | $34,224 | $34,224 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,081 | $24,972 | 1 | $562 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $15,471 | $30,942 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $886 |
| Totals for Government |
23 | $65,728 | $34,293 | 2 | $1,448 |
Sylva government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $60,000
Parking Facilities: $3,000
- Construction - General: $582,000
Parks & Recreation: $10,000
- Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $1,029,000
Police Protection: $549,000
Regular Highways: $316,000
Central Staff Services: $257,000
Solid Waste Management: $109,000
Fire Protection: $106,000
Parks & Recreation: $42,000
General - Other: $35,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $5,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $292,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $6,000
Libraries: $5,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $9,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $360,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $81,000
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $33,000
Police Protection: $20,000
Central Staff: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,188,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,182,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $125,000
Highways: $80,000
Housing & Community Development: $65,000
All Other: $13,000
- Tax - Property: $896,000
NEC: $28,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $15,000
Total General Sales: $3,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,021,000
9.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,649 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.76% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($84 average AGI)| Jackson County: | 0.22% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,304 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.29% | | 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 Sylva:
- WRGC (680 AM; 1 kW; SYLVA, NC; Owner: GEORGIA-CAROLINA RADIOCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WPFJ (1480 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: DRAKE ENTERPRISES, LTD.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WOXL (970 AM; 5 kW; CANTON, NC; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WWNC (570 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFSC (1050 AM; 1 kW; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sylva:
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WWCU (90.5 FM; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY)
- WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- W218AB (91.5 FM; SYLVA, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Sylva:
- W02AF (Channel 2; SYLVA, ETC., NC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- W09AF (Channel 9; SYLVA, ETC., NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- W56AG (Channel 56; FRANKLIN, ETC., NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W23AF (Channel 23; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W05AE (Channel 5; SYLVA, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
- W51CK (Channel 51; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- W66BU (Channel 66; SYLVA, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- W69CN (Channel 69; BRYSON CITY, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Sylva, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 7
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 7
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
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
Sylva fatal accident list:
Dec 29, 2004 12:44 AM, W Main St, Old Dillsboro Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 9, 2003 08:15 AM, W Main St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 2, 2002 10:00 AM, Rp-1513, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 6, 2000 10:00 AM, Sr-107, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 23, 1990 03:56 AM, 107, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 2, 1989 01:59 AM, 23b, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Feb 7, 1987 02:47 AM, 1429, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 16
Total length: 50 meters (164ft)
Total costs: $3,037,000
Total average daily traffic: 92,850
Total average daily truck traffic: 8,183
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 2
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 0
- 1960-1969: 0
- 1970-1979: 11
- 1980-1989: 1
- 1990-1999: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Sylva, NC
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Sylva)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Sylva, NC)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 55 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sylva)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 11 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Sylva)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 70
- Hazardous Condition: 87
- Good Intent Call: 7
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Sylva, NC
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