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Walnut Cove, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,465. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,571 (+7.2% change)
Males: 651 (44.4%), Females: 814 (55.6%)

Stokes County

Zip code: 27052

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.7 years
Median household income: $31,944
Median house value: $79,600

Population by Race

Races in Walnut Cove:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.6%)
  • Black (19.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (15.8%), German (10.6%), English (9.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%), Irish (3.1%), French (2.1%).

Elevation: 689 feet

Land area: 2.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Walnut Cove

  • High school or higher: 73.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 24.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Walnut Cove town

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 52.4%
  • Separated: 4.7%
  • Widowed: 12.1%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

2.1% Foreign born (1.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +134 (+10.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Walnut Cove:

  • STOKES-REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; DANBURY, NC)
  • NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITALS (about 20 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • AMOS COTTAGE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Walnut Cove:

  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 13 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 21 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 59 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Walnut Cove:

  • MEADOW BROOK FIELD (about 1 miles; WALNUT COVE, NC; Abbreviation: N63)
  • DS BUTLER FARM AND AIRFIELD (about 13 miles; OAK RIDGE, NC; Abbreviation: N83)
  • ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NC SHILOH (about 23 miles; REIDSVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 78N)

Amtrak station near Walnut Cove:

  • 16 miles: WINSTON-SALEM (127 S. CHERRY ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Walnut Cove:

  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 17 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 28 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)

Schools

Public high school in Walnut Cove:

  • SOUTH STOKES HIGH (Students: 677; Location: 1100 S STOKES HIGH DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Walnut Cove:

  • SOUTHEASTERN STOKES MIDDLE (Students: 534; Location: 1044 N MAIN STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WALNUT COVE ELEMENTARY (Students: 339; Location: 1211 WALNUT COVE SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • LONDON ELEMENTARY (Students: 283; Location: 609 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: KG – 05)

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