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Iron Station is a tiny town of 934 people in Lincoln County, North Carolina. It's about 22 miles from Hickory, NC and 25 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $1k a month.
934people
$240kTypical home
$1,015/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
244Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 934
- Part of a metro area
- About 395 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 22 mi to Hickory, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,512/mo)
- Median rent $1,015/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,948 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 41% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CLT airport
- 20 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,001 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 103 bars within 25 mi
- 267 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+46 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.