Five PointsNC
It is a town of 940 residents in North Carolina.
Is Five Points a good place to live?
22% of residents live below the poverty line in Five Points, above both the North Carolina town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Five Points has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
940 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Five Points: who provides what
Five Points is unincorporated, so Hoke 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Five Points.
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Five Points work out of town
Jobs in Five Points grew by 24 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 43. The mean commuting time for Five Points comes to 31 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 19 miles. The top destinations are Southern Pines (11%), Fayetteville (11%) and Raeford (10%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Five Points brings mild winters and hot summers
Five Points’ typical July afternoon high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12% of Five Points is conserved land
1.7 miles of trail. For Five Points, the trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Five Points is
Among adults in Five Points, 40% have high blood pressure. Against the North Carolina average, Five Points comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 15. Two figures for adults here: 40% sleep under 7 hours, 20% report frequent mental distress.
| Five Points | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Five Points | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 7.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.5% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Five Points faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Compared with 59% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Five Points is lower. Expected losses in Five Points break down as 33% from hurricanes and 25% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Five Points sells for about $390K at the median
Five Points: 86% of households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Five Points
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Five Points
About 4 of every 100 Five Points residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Five Points for work
Where Five Points’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Five Points
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Five Points, NC a good place to live?
Five Points has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.