Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388.[1] Actor Andy Griffith was born here in 1926.
Mount Airy, North Carolina | |
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 Downtown Mount Airy | |
| Nickname(s): Mayberry | |
  Mount Airy, North Carolina Location within the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°30′N 80°37′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Settled | 1750s |
| Incorporated | 1885 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Rowe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.4 sq mi (21.7 km2) |
| • Land | 8.4 sq mi (21.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,115 ft (340 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 28,466 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 10,347 |
| • Density | 3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 27030-27031 |
| Area code(s) | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-44800[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0990306[3] |
| Website | http://www.mountairy.org/ |
Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Galax, Virginia. It was named for a nearby plantation. Mount Airy was incorporated in 1885.[4]
References
- "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Dickson, Scott (2005). In Search of Mayberry. Boone, North Carolina: Parkway Publishers, Inc. pp. 75. ISBN 1-887905-98-7.
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