CrouseNC
With 408 residents, this town was settled in 1881.
Is Crouse a good place to live?
Crouse’s mean commuting time is 53 minutes, above both the North Carolina town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 291 North Carolina towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Crouse. Crouse has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
408 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Crouse.
Most of Crouse’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
For half of commuters, work is under 23 miles away. The top destinations are Charlotte (23%), Lincolnton (7%) and Hickory (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Crouse’s year
Crouse’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Crouse is worth about $289K, on Zillow’s estimate
Typical home values rose 3.2% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Crouse is
Crouse: nearly a third of adults feel lonely. Against the North Carolina average, Crouse comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 9. In Crouse, 13% of adults binge drink, and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Crouse | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| What stands out | Crouse | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.5% | 76.7% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 89.4% | 87.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Crouse faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Crouse once, in 2024. Compared with 58% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. 73% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 9%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Crouse
Moving to Crouse: who provides what
Crouse is unincorporated, so Lincoln 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.
100% of working residents leave Crouse for work
Where Crouse’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Crouse
About 0 of every 100 Crouse residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
About Crouse
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Crouse is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 322. Crouse has a post office with ZIP code 28033.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- ZIP code
- 28033
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