Buies Creek, North Carolina Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 2,215
Males: 989   (44.7%)
Females: 1,226   (55.3%)

Harnett County

Median resident age:   21.2 years
North Carolina median age:   35.3 years

Zip codes: 27506 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,800 (it was $21,019 in 2000)
Buies Creek   $22,800
North Carolina:   $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $119,800 (it was $103,100 in 2000)
Buies Creek   $119,800
North Carolina:   $127,600

Buies Creek, NC residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Buies Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.7%)
  • Black (10.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Other Asian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: English (8.1%), United States (6.0%), Irish (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%), German (3.2%), Scottish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 213 feet

Land area: 2.27 square miles.

Population density: 974 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Buies Creek

For population 25 years and over in Buies Creek

  • High school or higher: 93.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 23.4%
  • Unemployed: 65.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buies Creek CDP

  • Never married: 28.7%
  • Now married: 53.7%
  • Separated: 4.3%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 3.1%

51 residents are foreign born (0.9% Africa, 0.8% Asia, 0.3% Europe, 0.3% Latin America).

This place:   2.3%
North Carolina:   5.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Buies Creek, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Buies Creek to the number of sex offenders is 2215 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Buies Creek:   0.8% ($800)
North Carolina:   0.8% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cary, NC (25.8 miles , pop. 94,536).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (29.0 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (402.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Coats, NC (4.8 miles ), Lillington, NC (5.2 miles ), Angier, NC (6.8 miles ), Erwin, NC (7.6 miles ), Linden, NC (10.7 miles) , Dunn, NC (11.2 miles ), Fuquay-Varina, NC (13.0 miles ), Benson, NC (13.4 miles ).

Latitude: 35.41 N, Longitude: 78.74 W


1042 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

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Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (41%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (37%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (6%)
  • Data processing and other information services (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Health care (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)


Average climate in Buies Creek, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Buies Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 24% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the Buies Creek place center injured 44 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.8 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Buies Creek:
  • BETSY JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; DUNN, NC)
  • GOOD HOPE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ERWIN, NC)
  • DOROTHEA DIX HOSP (about 22 miles; RALEIGH, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buies Creek:
  • POPE AFB (about 25 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
  • FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 31 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 32 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; ID: RDU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buies Creek:
  • HARNETT COUNTY (about 4 miles; ERWIN, NC; ID: HRJ)
  • TRIPLE W (about 15 miles; RALEIGH, NC; ID: 5W5)
  • JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 27 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; ID: JNX)

College/University in Buies Creek:
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (Full-time enrollment: 5,286; Location: PO BOX 97; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.campbell.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Buies Creek:
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 28 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,173)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 28 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)
Public elementary/middle school in Buies Creek:
  • BUIES CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 265; Location: 340 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 05)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Good Hope Hospital is no more. added by Biss

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Notable location: Norman Urquhart Gristmill (A) .

Creek: East Buies Creek (A) .

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Buies Creek and their reported violations in the past:

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY WTR SYSTEM (Population served: 4039, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and OCT-18-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2005)
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between OCT-16-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-2005), St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2005)
  • 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)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 minor monitoring violations
  • 9 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:   1.9 people
North Carolina:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   34.5%
Whole state:   68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   1.1%
Whole state:   4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   36.7%
Whole state:   12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   24.9%
Whole state:   5.5%

Buies Creek compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above 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 above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
Banks with branches in Buies Creek (2007 data):
  • First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Buies Creek Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1962-09-06. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
  • The Fidelity Bank: Buies Creek Branch at 5309 Us Hwy 421 South, branch established on 1985-10-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,391.8 mil, Deposits: $1,214.5 mil, headquarters in Fuquay-Varina, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 69 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity Bancshares (N.C.), Inc.






2004 Presidential Election results in Harnett County North Carolina:



11.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,332 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   11.05%
North Carolina average:   8.53%

0.44% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,107 average AGI)
Harnett County:   0.44%
North Carolina average:   0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cumberland County, NC  2.42% ($34,012 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC  1.20% ($36,057)
from Lee County, NC  0.75% ($25,340)


9.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,375 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   9.63%
North Carolina average:   7.27%

0.23% of residents moved to foreign countries ($972 average AGI)
Harnett County:   0.23%
North Carolina average:   0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, NC  1.62% ($28,680 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC  1.36% ($30,951)
to Lee County, NC  0.87% ($28,758)


Strongest AM radio stations in Buies Creek:
  • WLLN (1370 AM; 5 kW; LILLINGTON, NC; Owner: ESTUARDO VALDEMAR RODRIGUEZ)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCKB (780 AM; 7 kW; DUNN, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WPYB (1130 AM; daytime; 7 kW; BENSON, NC; Owner: BENSON-DUNN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WCRY (1460 AM; 5 kW; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC)
  • WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHPY (1590 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, NC; Owner: FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WIDU (1600 AM; 5 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: W I D U BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMPM (1270 AM; 5 kW; SMITHFIELD, NC; Owner: CAROLINA BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Buies Creek:
  • WCCE (90.1 FM; BUIES CREEK, NC; Owner: CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WUAW (88.3 FM; ERWIN, NC; Owner: CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WNNL (103.9 FM; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WCLN-FM (107.3 FM; CLINTON, NC; Owner: CHRISTIAN LISTENING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
  • WWMY (102.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WWND, L.L.C.)
  • WSHA (88.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: SHAW UNIVERSITY)
  • WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WRCQ (103.5 FM; DUNN, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFSS (91.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Buies Creek:
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • W66DF (Channel 66; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • W64CN (Channel 64; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WHOA-LP (Channel 60; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWIW-LP (Channel 66; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W58CD (Channel 58; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W68BK (Channel 68; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: SAINT AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE)
  • WBXU-CA (Channel 13; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)

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