Crossnore, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 242. Estimated population in July 2024: 237 (-2.1% change)
Males: 113 (46.7%), Females: 129 (53.3%)
Avery County
Zip code: 28616
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $24,688
Median house value: $89,000
Population by Race
Races in Crossnore:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
- Hispanic (4.5%)
- American Indian (4.5%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
Ancestries: English (18.2%), Scotch-Irish (16.9%), Irish (11.2%), United States (9.9%), German (6.6%), Scottish (6.2%).
Elevation: 3410 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Crossnore
- High school or higher: 76.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Crossnore town
- Never married: 11.5%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 15.2%
- Divorced: 13.3%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -30 (-11.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Crossnore:
- CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LINVILLE, NC)
- SPRUCE PINE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SPRUCE PINE, NC)
- BLOWING ROCK HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BLOWING ROCK, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Crossnore:
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 43 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 45 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 59 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Crossnore:
- AVERY COUNTY/MORRISON FIELD/ (about 8 miles; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Abbreviation: 7A8)
- SHIFLET FIELD (about 22 miles; MARION, NC; Abbreviation: 9A9)
- MORGANTON-LENOIR (about 27 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: MRN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crossnore:
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 52 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
Public primary/middle schools in Crossnore:
- CROSSNORE ELEMENTARY (Students: 254; Location: 1000 WALT CLARK ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- CROSSNORE ACADEMY (Students: 69; Location: 129 ALLEN CIRCLE; Grades: KG – 12)