Boiling Springs, North Carolina Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 3,866. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,861 (-0.1% change)
 
Males: 1,829   (47.3%)
Females: 2,037   (52.7%)

Cleveland County

Median resident age:   24.0 years
North Carolina median age:   35.3 years

Zip codes: 28017 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,000 (it was $48,861 in 2000)
Boiling Springs   $48,000
North Carolina:   $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $123,800 (it was $110,600 in 2000)
Boiling Springs   $123,800
North Carolina:   $127,600

Boiling Springs, NC residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Boiling Springs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.4%)
  • Black (8.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (20.4%), German (13.6%), English (10.8%), Irish (6.5%), Scottish (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 4.34 square miles.

Population density: 890 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Boiling Springs

For population 25 years and over in Boiling Springs

  • High school or higher: 89.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boiling Springs town

  • Never married: 40.2%
  • Now married: 52.5%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 2.4%
  • Divorced: 3.0%

128 residents are foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.6% Africa, 0.5% Europe).

This town:   3.3%
North Carolina:   5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Boiling Springs:   0.9% ($961)
North Carolina:   0.8% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (33.3 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (57.5 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (555.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Mooresboro, NC (4.2 miles ), Lattimore, NC (4.3 miles ), Kingstown, NC (8.1 miles ), Ellenboro, NC (8.4 miles ), Shelby, NC (9.1 miles ), Earl, NC (9.7 miles ), Patterson Springs, NC (10.2 miles ), Polkville, NC (11.6 miles ).

Latitude: 35.25 N, Longitude: 81.66 W


People in group quarters in Boiling Springs
  • 945 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 45 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 45 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Area code commonly used in this area: 704

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Boiling Springs, North Carolina business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +1,331 (+52.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (12%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (36%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


Crime in Boiling Springs (2004):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 robberies (51.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 assaults (51.0 per 100,000)
  • 13 burglaries (331.8 per 100,000)
  • 60 thefts (1531.4 per 100,000)
  • 3 auto thefts (76.6 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 116.1 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Crime in Boiling Springs (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (25.5 per 100,000)
  • 1 robbery (25.5 per 100,000)
  • 2 assaults (51.1 per 100,000)
  • 8 burglaries (204.3 per 100,000)
  • 33 thefts (842.9 per 100,000)
  • 7 auto thefts (178.8 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 100.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   1.81
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Boiling Springs, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Boiling Springs-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 13% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the Boiling Springs town center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 16.2 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospital/medical center in Boiling Springs:
  • CRAWLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (315 W COLLEGE AVE BOX 996)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Boiling Springs:
  • CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; SHELBY, NC)
  • UPSTATE CAROLINA MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; GAFFNEY, SC)
  • KINGS MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL INC (about 21 miles; KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Boiling Springs:
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 39 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 46 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 51 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Boiling Springs:
  • SHELBY MUNI (about 5 miles; SHELBY, NC; ID: EHO)
  • RUTHERFORD CO - MARCHMAN FIELD (about 22 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; ID: FQD)
  • SPARTANBURG DOWNTOWN MEMORIAL (about 32 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; ID: SPA)

Local government website: WWW.BOILINGSPRINGSNC.NET
College/University in Boiling Springs:
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 2,563; Location: MAIN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.gardner-webb.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Boiling Springs:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 28 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 34 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Gardner-Webb is no longer a junior college and is, in fact, now an accredited university. added by Cherish

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Churches in Boiling Springs include: Boiling Springs Baptist Church (A) , Boiling Springs Methodist Church (B) , Green Bethel Church (C) .

Cemetery: Boiling Springs Cemetery (1) .

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Boiling Springs and their reported violations in the past:

BOILING SPRINGS, TOWN OF (Population served: 3917, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-09-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-2003), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003)
  • 4 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:   2.6 people
North Carolina:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   74.5%
Whole state:   68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   2.8%
Whole state:   4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   5.6%
Whole state:   12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   2.3%
Whole state:   5.5%

Boiling Springs compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.
Banks with branches in Boiling Springs (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of Shelby: West Cleveland Branch at 208 North Main Street, branch established on 1993-10-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $913.6 mil, Deposits: $614.9 mil, headquarters in Shelby, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Boiling Springs Branch at 124 North Main Street, branch established on 1955-12-15. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • First Charter Bank: Boiling Springs Branch at 128 North Main Street, branch established on 1910-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,397.3 mil, Deposits: $2,971.3 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 62 total offices, Holding Company: First Charter Corporation






2004 Presidential Election results in Cleveland County North Carolina:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 2 $3,915 $23,490 0 $0
Other Government Administration 2 $7,264 $43,584 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 6 $13,424 $26,848 1 $1,050
Solid Waste Management 4 $6,369 $19,107 0 $0
Water Supply 2 $5,173 $31,038 0 $0
Sewerage 2 $5,040 $30,240 0 $0
Parks and Recreation 2 $3,955 $23,730 0 $0
Totals for Government 20 $45,140 $27,084 1 $1,050


Boiling Springs government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $588,000
    Solid Waste Management: $79,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $404,000
    Central Staff Services: $311,000
    Police Protection: $200,000
    Water Utilities: $173,000
    Regular Highways: $160,000
    Solid Waste Management: $114,000
    Parks & Recreation: $95,000
    General Public Buildings: $31,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    General - Other: $8,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $68,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $153,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,218,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,139,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $152,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,202,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $53,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,139,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $99,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $127,000
    Interest Earnings: $23,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $102,000
    Parks & Recreation: $101,000
    Water Utilities: $24,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $741,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $252,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $134,000
    General Support: $86,000
    All Other: $16,000
  • Tax - Property: $454,000
    NEC: $17,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $382,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $73,000

5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,388 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.06%
North Carolina average:   8.53%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Cleveland County:   0.06%
North Carolina average:   0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Gaston County, NC  1.26% ($26,615 average AGI)
from Rutherford County, NC  0.45% ($28,073)
from Mecklenburg County, NC  0.28% ($46,304)


5.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,243 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.15%
North Carolina average:   7.27%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($131 average AGI)
Cleveland County:   0.03%
North Carolina average:   0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Gaston County, NC  1.35% ($28,452 average AGI)
to Mecklenburg County, NC  0.43% ($34,056)
to Rutherford County, NC  0.37% ($31,073)


Strongest AM radio stations in Boiling Springs:
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WOHS (730 AM; 1 kW; SHELBY, NC; Owner: KTC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WFGN (1180 AM; daytime; 3 kW; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: HOPE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Boiling Springs:
  • WGWG (88.3 FM; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Owner: GARDNER-WEBB JUNIOR COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYFG (91.1 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
  • WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFHE (90.3 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Boiling Springs:
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)

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