Counties close to the mountains? (Charlotte, Durham: insurance, find a job, live)

[coconutsnaloe]

Does wake forest or cary N.C. sit in the flood zones for climate change? What counties are closer to the mountains yet still diverse and welcome the african race.

[SunnyKayak]

Wake Forest and Cary are not counties nor close to the mountains.
If a city is near a river or creek then parts of it may be in a flood plain.
Counties near the mountains are in the foothills.
Move to where you will find a job and you will find the area that is diverse to your needs.
My recommendation is look for a job in Catawba County.

[mm34b]

Counties located in both the Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont regions of the state, also known as the foothills:

Surry - 4.1% Black
Wilkes - 4.4%
Caldwell - 5.2%
Burke - 7.0%
McDowell - 4.2%
Rutherford - 10.3%
Polk - 4.6%

http://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/p...phy_600dpi.pdf

[SilverwingNC]

Originally Posted by SunnyKayak

If a city is near a river or creek then parts of it may be in a flood plain.

According to updates for federal mapping (used by FEMA) there is a category designating land adjacent to flood plains, now. We lived about a mile from the Yadkin, well uphill of the flow, and were notified (it didn't affect our insurance) that the area is now included in that designation.

If property is near water, it might be best to check that out. The homeowner should have received notification, plus some areas are now marked by signs.

[mm34b]

Originally Posted by coconutsnaloe

What counties are closer to the mountains yet still diverse and welcome the african race.

Another possibility is Spartanburg, SC. From there, you could be in the NC mountains in 30 minutes via I-26.

City of Spartanburg - Population 37,334
White - 45.6%
Black - 49.3%

[sll3454]

Depending on where OP is from, moving to an area with a large A-A population could be a big culture shock. Many places are friendly to all races even though those races are not represented in large numbers.

[ucctgg]

Originally Posted by coconutsnaloe

Does wake forest or cary N.C. sit in the flood zones for climate change?

If you are talking about the oceans rising, Cary/Wake Forest are about 400 ft above sea level.
A Whote Lot of ice would have to melt to threaten them.

[poppydog]

The current mayor of Asheville is an African-American woman. Although there's not as large a black population in Asheville as there is in, say, Durham, it is a friendly and fairly diverse community.

Alternately, Winston-Salem and Charlotte are not that far from the mountains.

[Sean_CLT]

Google Maps, in Terrain Mode, will do much to answer questions about what cities are "near" the mountains.

[sonofaque86]

Greenville, SC (Greenville County)
Spartanburg, SC (Spartanburg County)
Asheville, NC

The first two have large African American populations. Asheville shouldn't be too bad either.