Mount Airy, North Carolina

Coordinates: 36°30′30″N 80°36′55″W / 36.50833°N 80.61528°W / 36.50833; -80.61528
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Mount Airy, North Carolina
Downtown Mount Airy (2011)
Downtown Mount Airy (2011)
Nicknames: 
Mayberry, The Granite City
Mount Airy is located in North Carolina
Mount Airy
Mount Airy
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°30′30″N 80°36′55″W / 36.50833°N 80.61528°W / 36.50833; -80.61528
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Settled1750s
Incorporated1885
Area
 • Total11.86 sq mi (30.73 km2)
 • Land11.72 sq mi (30.35 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
Elevation1,063 ft (324 m)
Population
 • Total10,676
 • Density911.15/sq mi (351.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
27030–27031
Area code336
FIPS code37-44800[4]
GNIS feature ID2404317[2]
Websitewww.mountairy.org

Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 10,676.[3] Actor Andy Griffith was born here in 1926.

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.[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Airy, North Carolina
  3. 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Mount Airy city, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. Dickson, Scott (2005). In Search of Mayberry. Boone, North Carolina: Parkway Publishers, Inc. pp. 75. ISBN 1-887905-98-7.

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