Fountain, North Carolina - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	341
Male Share of the Population	37%
Female Share of the Population	63%
Senior Citizens	21.7%
Employed Population 16+	91
Age of the Population	48

Families

% of people married	31.5%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	6%
Median Earnings25+	$35,750
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,750

Wealth

Median Family Income	$27,708
% Above Poverty Level	62.2%
% Below Poverty Level	37.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	30 minutes
% Working from Home	8.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	37.6%
Median Gross Rent	$595
Median House Value	$97,000

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	45.5%
Irish	8.8%
English	5%
German	3.5%
Ukrainian	1.5%
Norwegian	1.2%
Scottish	0.9%
Russian	0.9%
Dutch	0.9%
Italian	0.6%
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Fountain Almanac

Category	Value
County	Pitt County
Standard Zip Codes	27829
Phone Area Codes	252
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	35.67
Approximate Longitude	-77.63

Fountain Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	GREENVILLE
Distance	13.8 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 52 F
Apr Temp	48 to 72 F
Jul Temp	70 to 89 F
Oct Temp	49 to 73 F
Annual Precip	49.3 inches

Station	WILSON 3 SW
Distance	17.5 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 51 F
Apr Temp	47 to 73 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	48 to 73 F
Annual Precip	47.1 inches

Station	GOLDSBORO 4 SE
Distance	29 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 54 F
Apr Temp	50 to 75 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	51 to 75 F
Annual Precip	49.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Farmville	4,710	$56,719
Macclesfield	555	$43,056
Pinetops	1,273	$31,964
Saratoga	502	$66,875
Stantonsburg	683	$54,531
Walstonburg	182	$63,438

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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