Drinking water stations with addresses in West Jefferson and their reported violations in the past:
BLUE RIDGE MANOR-NIKANOR SECT (Population served: 350, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
- 4 regular monitoring violations
BLUE RIDGE MANOR ASH LAKE-HOLIDAY LN SEC (Population served: 262, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (2 times from NOV-14-2005 to NOV-14-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 57 regular monitoring violations
ELK SHOALS UNITED METH CAMP (Population served: 150, 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 MAY-10-2005 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 MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 13 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 3 regular monitoring violations
- 6 other older monitoring violations
ELK SHOALS UM CAMP CHURCH (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
LITTLES HEALTH & FITNESS CTR (Population served: 75, 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-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
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
BLUE RIDGE MNR ASHE LAKE BEAVER CRK SEC (Population served: 56, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
- One routine major monitoring violation
ISABEL`S KITCHEN (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-28-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-28-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2005)
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-04-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-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
- 5 other older monitoring violations
PARK VISTA MOTEL (Population served: 40, 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-16-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-09-1997), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-09-1997)
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  18.9% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
West Jefferson 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 significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in West Jefferson (2007 data):
- AF Bank: 1441 Mount Jefferson Road Branch, West Jefferson Branch, Af Bank, Wal-Mart Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $246.2 mil, Deposits: $197.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
- Yadkin Valley Bank and Trust Company: West Jefferson Branch at 107 North Fifth Avenue, branch established on 1988-03-01; Mt. Jefferson Branch at 1448 Mt. Jefferson Road, branch established on 2001-11-01. Info updated 2006-10-18: Bank assets: $1,120.7 mil, Deposits: $908.9 mil, headquarters in Elkin, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: West Jefferson Branch at 302 Second Street, branch established on 1906-01-01. 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.
- First National Bank and Trust Company: West Jefferson Branch at 1055 Mount Jefferson Road, branch established on 2002-01-02. Info updated 2006-10-19: Bank assets: $1,792.2 mil, Deposits: $1,421.5 mil, headquarters in Asheboro, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb United Corp.
- First Charter Bank: West Jefferson Branch at 402 South Jefferson Avenue, branch established on 1972-12-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,397.3 mil, Deposits: $2,971.3 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 62 total offices, Holding Company: First Charter Corporation
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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 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $1,984 | $23,808 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $14,430 | $24,737 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,471 | $29,652 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $7,968 | $31,872 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,936 | $35,232 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $4,681 | $56,172 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $5,984 | $23,936 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
17 | $40,454 | $28,556 | 0 | $0 |
West Jefferson government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Sewerage: $486,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,000
All Other: $4,000
- Construction - General: $14,000
Water Utilities: $6,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $310,000
Sewerage: $303,000
Central Staff Services: $254,000
Regular Highways: $201,000
Water Utilities: $130,000
Solid Waste Management: $69,000
Fire Protection: $40,000
Parks & Recreation: $32,000
General - Other: $13,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $72,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $207,000
All Other: $111,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,747,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,203,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $365,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,621,000
Other, NEC: $1,483,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $127,000
Other, NEC: $85,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $36,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $394,000
Regular Highways: $76,000
Police Protection: $44,000
Water Utilities: $13,000
General - Other: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $527,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $208,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $133,000
Highways: $41,000
Transit Utilities: $14,000
All Other: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $687,000
NEC: $9,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $682,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $103,000
5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,600 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.25% | | 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:
4.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,149 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.63% | | 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 West Jefferson:
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Jefferson:
- WMMY (106.1 FM; JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: 106.1, INC.)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, 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.)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
- WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around West Jefferson:
- W25AY (Channel 25; JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
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