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Crossnore, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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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)

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