Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 491, settled in 1886.
Only 6 of the 291 North Carolina towns we compare have a lower average trip to work than Altamahaw. High Rock Farm and Altamahaw Mill Office is on the National Register of Historic Places. Altamahaw has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1970 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Altamahaw is unincorporated, so Alamance County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Altamahaw.
Most working residents leave Altamahaw for work: only 0% work in town. 6.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Altamahaw, below both the North Carolina town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Altamahaw’s median household income is $57,000.
| Altamahaw | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Alamance-Burlington Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altamahaw-Ossipee ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 623 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Children under 18 are 34% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (23% statewide). 38% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Altamahaw, against 29% in North Carolina’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns.
Somewhere between 9% and 79% women
The Census survey reached too few of Altamahaw’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±35.3 points. Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Altamahaw | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.8% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.6% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.3% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.8% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.7% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.8% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Altamahaw has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 29° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Altamahaw beats the North Carolina average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 30% of Altamahaw adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Altamahaw | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Altamahaw | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.3% | 12.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Altamahaw. Close and well known come first.
32 mi Stadium & arenaKenan Memorial Stadium
33 mi Stadium & arenaDean Smith Center
32 mi LandmarkBennett Place State Historic Site11 mi MuseumPalmer Memorial Institute
19 mi National Military ParkGuilford Courthouse National Military Park450K visitors a year
19 mi Zoo & aquariumGreensboro Science Center320K visitors a yearKenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · Dean Smith Center: No machine-readable author provided. Snargle~commonswiki assumed (based on copyr, Public domain · Bennett Place State Historic Site: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Guilford Courthouse National Military Park: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Greensboro Science Center: EmCnNC, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Altamahaw
About 0 of every 100 Altamahaw residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Where Altamahaw’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Altamahaw is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Altamahaw had a population of 334. The community was listed as Altamahaw-Ossipee at the 2000 census. The town of Ossipee incorporated in 2002 and the remainder of the territory was reassigned as the Altamahaw CDP.
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Altamahaw has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
