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Population in July 2008: 773. Population change since 2000: -3.3%
 

Males: 361  (46.8%)
Females: 412  (53.2%)

Median resident age:  40.7 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27891.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,781 (it was $24,141 in 2000)
Whitakers:  $29,781
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,869
Whitakers:  $15,869
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,982 (it was $54,500 in 2000)
Whitakers:  $73,982
North Carolina:  $145,700
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Races in Whitakers:

  • Black (58.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (40.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Whitakers: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.8%), English (8.4%), Irish (2.3%), German (2.0%), Subsaharan African (1.3%), Italian (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 134 feet

Land area: 0.82 square miles.

Population density: 946 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Whitakers

  • High school or higher: 58.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 10.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Whitakers town

  • Never married: 32.8%
  • Now married: 42.7%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Whitakers, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Whitakers to the number of sex offenders is 129 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Whitakers:  1.0% ($540)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rocky Mount, NC (11.7 miles , pop. 55,893).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (55.8 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (303.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Enfield, NC (2.4 miles ), Dortches, NC (3.2 miles ), Leggett, NC (3.3 miles) , Rocky Mount, NC (3.4 miles ), Red Oak, NC (3.4 miles ), Scotland Neck, NC (4.1 miles ), Nashville, NC (4.1 miles ), Halifax, NC (4.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $58,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $70,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $67,200
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $60,600
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $68,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $60,400
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $72,100
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 36.11 N, Longitude: 77.71 W

Area code: 252

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Population change in the 1990s: -79 (-9.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4%)



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Crime in Whitakers by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000110
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0126.6126.90.0
Robberies 022111
    per 100,000 0.0253.8253.2126.6126.9129.5
Assaults 7131154
    per 100,000 847.51649.7126.6126.6634.5518.1
Burglaries 101013121316
    per 100,000 1210.71269.01645.61519.01649.72072.5
Thefts 241618172113
    per 100,000 2905.62030.52278.52151.92665.01683.9
Auto thefts 553210
    per 100,000 605.3634.5379.7253.2126.90.0
Arson 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0129.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 418.9626.9338.0377.2498.7354.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.88
US city average:  3.00

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Whitakers-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.9 miles away from the Whitakers town center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 41.2 miles away from the town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Whitakers-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1994 at 19:54:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 LG, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.0 miles away from Whitakers center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 95.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Whitakers:
  • OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
  • HALIFAX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 15 miles; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
  • HERITAGE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; TARBORO, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Whitakers, NC

Airports located in Whitakers:
Amtrak station near Whitakers:
  • 13 miles: ROCKY MOUNT (101 HAMMOND ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whitakers:
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 56 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 60 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,173)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
Private high school in Whitakers:
  • ENFIELD ACADEMY (Students: 138; Location: PIPPEN; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Whitakers:
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Hotels: Comfort Inn (Highway I 95), Deluxe Inn (Highway I 95), Florida's Room Service (8523 Nc Highway 33 West).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Whitakers and their reported violations in the past:

FRANKLINTON CENTER @ BRICKS NO 1 (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-08-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-08-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-09-2005 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
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-22-2003), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-16-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-16-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2004)
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-07-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 21 routine major monitoring violations
  • 5 regular monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations
EPWORTH FOODS (Population served: 100, 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 NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-13-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 20 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
  • 2 other older monitoring violations
FISHER`S MIGRANT LABOR CAMP (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-26-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-26-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUL-26-2005 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 FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-08-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2004)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
FRANKLINTON CENTER @ BRICKS NO 2 (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-13-2003), St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between DEC-19-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-09-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-07-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-07-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2004)
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-19-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 8 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
HICKORY BAPTIST CHURCH (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 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
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 17 routine major monitoring violations
  • 5 regular monitoring violations
  • 6 other older monitoring violations
EXIT 150 TRAVEL CENTER (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 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 FEB-16-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
HICKORY MEADOWS GOLF COURSE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
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 FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
NEW DIXIE MART NO 19 (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-16-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-30-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-2004), St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-30-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-13-2005 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 OCT-08-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-02-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-30-2006)
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-13-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
  • One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.2%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  33.3%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  12.2%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Whitakers, NC



Whitakers compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Whitakers (2009 data):
  • Southern Bank and Trust Company: Whitakers Branch at 101 North White Street, branch established on 1996-03-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,217.0 mil, Deposits: $1,058.5 mil, headquarters in Mount Olive, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 56 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Bancshares (N.C.), Inc.



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Whitakers travel time to work


Whitakers mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Nash County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (39%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Whitakers

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Catholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents52.2%17.8%4.5%4.3%3.5%
Congregations37.9%14.5%7.3%0.8%4.0%
NameEpiscopal ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchAssemblies of GodOriginal Free Will BaptistsOther religions
Adherents2.8%2.5%2.5%1.9%8.0%
Congregations1.6%7.3%2.4%4.8%19.4%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 2$5,289$31,7340$0
Police Protection - Officers 3$7,353$29,4121$1,913
Solid Waste Management 3$5,201$20,8040$0
Water Supply 1$2,617$31,4040$0
Totals for Government 9$20,460$27,2801$1,913



Whitakers government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $162,000
    Solid Waste Management: $76,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $142,000
    Police Protection: $105,000
    Regular Highways: $83,000
    Solid Waste Management: $70,000
    Water Utilities: $61,000
    Central Staff Services: $57,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
    General - Other: $4,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $98,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $55,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $15,000
    Interest Earnings: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $68,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $769,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $69,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $41,000
    Highways: $30,000
  • Tax - Property: $176,000
    NEC: $9,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $250,000

7.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,333 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.86%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($95 average AGI)
Nash County:  0.05%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Edgecombe County, NC  2.39% ($25,141 average AGI)
from Wilson County, NC  0.67% ($30,049)
from Wake County, NC  0.52% ($37,575)


7.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,519 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.39%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($178 average AGI)
Nash County:  0.03%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Edgecombe County, NC  1.97% ($22,009 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC  0.94% ($40,513)
to Wilson County, NC  0.79% ($21,318)


Strongest AM radio stations in Whitakers:
  • WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WYAL (1280 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCPS (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TARBORO, NC; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCAST VENTURES, LTD)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRMT (1490 AM; 1 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Whitakers:
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKTC (95.5 FM; PINETOPS, NC; Owner: WEQQ, INC.)
  • WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSAY-FM (98.5 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
  • WRTP-FM (90.1 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WZRU (88.5 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: ROANOKE VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WYTT (97.9 FM; GASTON, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD, INC.)
  • WBKU (91.7 FM; AHSOKIE, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • W201BY (88.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WZAX (99.7 FM; NASHVILLE, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Whitakers:
  • WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WHIG-LP (Channel 57; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: ACTION COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • W66DK (Channel 66; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNCR-LP (Channel 20; WILSON, NC; Owner: ON THE MAP, INC.)
  • WNVN-LP (Channel 20; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)


Whitakers fatal accident list:
Nov 26, 2004 11:35 AM, South Nash Street, West New Street, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 21, 2000 02:17 AM, Us-301, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 13, 1986 12:30 AM, 44, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 19, 1983 10:50 AM, W Nash St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 29, 1979 11:55 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4
  • b b carter, 2764 Bellamy Lake Rd (#24672), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.8 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:
  • Jerri L Janjua, Highway 33, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 112.8 m
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
  • Stephanie I Jones, Us 301 North (Whitakers), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78 m
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
  • Edward G Roach, 11537 North Us Highway 301, Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 88.4 m

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Us Hwy 301 N, Structure height: 1 m, Call Sign: WNJF924, Licensee ID: L00071908
    Assigned Frequencies : 915.000 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/31/2002, Expiration Date: 09/14/2012
    Registrant: Consolidated Diesel Company, Whitakers, NC 27891, Phone: (919) 437-9465

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • Police Department, Call Sign: KWV793, Licensee ID: L00049595
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.595 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/16/2004, Expiration Date: 12/01/2014
    Registrant: Whitakers, Town Of, Whitakers, NC 27891, Phone: (252) 437-8011, Fax: (252) 437-1720, Email:
  • Lat: 36.094222 Lon: -77.729167, Call Sign: KB48511
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.325 MHz, 451.400 MHz, 451.775 MHz, 451.875 MHz, 452.175 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/31/2003, Expiration Date: 03/15/2014
    Registrant: Eastern Communications, 1817 S Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount, NC 27803, Phone: (252) 442-9275, Fax: (252) 442-7690, Email:
  • Hwy 301 S, Call Sign: WNDK372, Licensee ID: L00071908
    Assigned Frequencies : 462.800 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/04/2005, Expiration Date: 11/01/2015
    Registrant: Consolidated Diesel Company, Whitakers, NC 27892, Phone: (252) 437-6611, Fax: (252) 437-9282, Email:
  • Loc. Gethsemane, E Corner Of Seven Bridges Road (Sr 1404) And Wells Rd (Sr 1410), Type: Pole, Structure height: 0 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WQBM784
    Assigned Frequencies : 1.61000 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/01/2005, Expiration Date: 04/30/2006, Cancelation Date: 07/01/2006, Certifier: Mark Walters
    Registrant: Highway Information Systems, 4021 Stirrup Creek Drive, Suite 100, Durham, NC 27703, Phone: (919) 361-2479, Fax: (919) 361-2948, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5
  • Call Sign: KE4KML, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00814266
    Grant Date: 02/18/2004, Expiration Date: 03/29/2014, Certifier: Eleanor U Daniel
    Registrant: Eleanor U Daniel, 11700 Salem School Rd, Whitakers, NC 27891
  • Call Sign: KE4MJO, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 06/08/1994, Expiration Date: 06/08/2004, Cancelation Date: 06/09/2006
    Registrant: Christopher R Johnson, Rt 2 Box 277a, Whitakers, NC 27891
  • Call Sign: KE4OVJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00834467
    Grant Date: 07/16/2004, Expiration Date: 07/16/2014
    Registrant: Wayne M Braswell, 239 King Town Road, Whitakers, NC 27891
  • Call Sign: KF4MLD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00306982
    Grant Date: 08/15/2006, Expiration Date: 10/09/2016
    Registrant: Brian K Bozard, 137 Adcock Road, Whitakers, NC 27891
  • Call Sign: KG4ZPI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00669084
    Grant Date: 04/10/2003, Expiration Date: 04/10/2013, Certifier: Timothy A Vick
    Registrant: Timothy A Vick, 15622 Watson Seed Farm Rd, Whitakers, NC 27891


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 83557 , Serial Number: 7AC-2234, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 08/09/1957
    Registrant (Individual): Harold B Thompson, 3333 Speights Chapel Rd, Whitakers, NC 27891


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 8
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

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