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Country around Sunbury is a rural area of about 1,161 people in Gates County, North Carolina, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,161people
$192kTypical home
$1,143/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
4"Snow
253Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,161 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 38 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,213/mo)
- Median rent $1,143/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 49 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to ORF airport
- 37 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gates County: R+22 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.