Welcome to Mount Airy ...
The city of Mount Airy is located in Surry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Airy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1798.
A typical abbreviation for Mount Airy: Mt. Airy
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Airy has a population of 10,203 people<2> (see below for details).
Mount Airy is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Mount Airy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mount Airy: 336 & 743<4>
The ZIP code for Mount Airy: 27030<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Airy had an population of 10,203 people. This is a decrease of 1.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.26% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Airy had a population of 10,388 people (or 14.08% of the total population of Surry County). This makes Mount Airy the county's most populous community.
The population of Mount Airy represents 0.11% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 80th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 10,388 people, the population of Mount Airy increased 22.44% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,484 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Airy.
Communities Also Named Mount Airy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Mount Airy - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (5), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (4) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Airy.
Websites for Mount Airy ...
Official Website: www.mountairy.org/
Communities near Mount Airy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Airy.
- Hillsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Hillsville is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsville <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hillsville
- From Mount Airy to Hillsville
- Dobson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
- Dobson is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <6>
- Pilot Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
- Pilot Mountain is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Mountain <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pilot Mountain
- From Mount Airy to Pilot Mountain
- Boonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Boonville is located in Yadkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <6>
- Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Holly Springs
- From Mount Airy to Holly Springs
- Red Brush
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Red Brush
- From Mount Airy to Red Brush
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Ararat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ararat have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Ararat is located in Surry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ararat <6>
- Cana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Cana is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cana <6>
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Albion
- From Mount Airy to Albion
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Airy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Airy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Airy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Airy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Airy. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Airy.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Airy ...
Looking for more information about Mount Airy? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Airy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Airy.
Adding Mount Airy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mount Airy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Airy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>
X2X - From that list, the Mount Airy post office opened in 1798.
We also found Mount Airy in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Airy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mount Airy: www.mountairy.org/
The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mount Airy. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Airy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Airy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Airy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Mount Airy). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mount Airy or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <9> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |