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Pilot Mountain, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,281. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,277 (-0.3% change)
Males: 569 (44.4%), Females: 712 (55.6%)

Surry County

Zip code: 27041

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $33,529
Median house value: $103,800

Population by Race

Races in Pilot Mountain:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
  • Black (9.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (24.6%), English (13.8%), German (8.4%), Irish (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Dutch (2.0%).

Elevation: 1152 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pilot Mountain

  • High school or higher: 75.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pilot Mountain town

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 49.9%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 16.7%

2.3% Foreign born (1.0% Latin America, 0.5% Europe, 0.4% North America, 0.3% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +130 (+11.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pilot Mountain:

  • NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY (about 14 miles; MOUNT AIRY, NC)
  • STOKES-REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; DANBURY, NC)
  • HOOTS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 22 miles; YADKINVILLE, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pilot Mountain:

  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 25 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 73 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Abbreviation: ROA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pilot Mountain:

  • MOUNT AIRY/SURRY COUNTY (about 8 miles; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Abbreviation: MWK)
  • ELKIN MUNI (about 24 miles; ELKIN, NC; Abbreviation: ZEF)
  • MEADOW BROOK FIELD (about 24 miles; WALNUT COVE, NC; Abbreviation: N63)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pilot Mountain:

  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 38 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)

Schools

Public high school in Pilot Mountain:

  • EAST SURRY HIGH (Students: 623; Location: 801 W MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Pilot Mountain:

  • WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY (Students: 515; Location: 273 JESSUP GROVE CHURCH RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • PILOT MOUNTAIN MIDDLE (Students: 514; Location: 202 FRIENDS STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)

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