HarmonyNC
A town of 619, settled in 1883.
Is Harmony a good place to live?
Gaither House and Morrison-Campbell House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Harmony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
619 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Harmony: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harmony, and how to reach them.
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 Harmony.
The schools Harmony’s kids attend
Public schools: the Iredell-Statesville Schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Harmony’s public school: 371 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 371 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Harmony has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Harmony’s typical journey to work comes in at 26 minutes. Only 1% of working residents stay in Harmony for work; the rest commute out. Among residents in the town, 6.1% live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 24 miles away.
| Harmony | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Harmony: mild winters and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 28°; snowfall runs to about 4 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Harmony: inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. 64% of Harmony’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 10%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Harmony once, in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Harmony’s typical home value is about $288K
Harmony’s midpoint rent is $1,304 a month, where North Carolina’s towns sit at $1,085 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. The share of households in Harmony who live in a home they own: 62%. Values rose 5.2% in the 12 months to September 2026.
| Harmony | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,304 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Harmony is
Among adults in Harmony, 14% report frequent physical distress, above North Carolina’s towns (13%) and close to U.S. towns (14%). This North Carolina town tracks North Carolina closely on all 32 CDC measures. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in the town.
| Harmony | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 10% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Harmony
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Harmony
About 4 of every 100 Harmony residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Harmony for work
Where Harmony’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Harmony
Town in North Carolina, United States
Harmony is a town in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. The town was incorporated in 1927 and is located in northeastern Iredell County, which lies in the eastern portion of North Carolina High Country. It is primarily located in Turnersburg Township, with its northernmost portion in Eagle Mills Township. As of the 2020 census, Harmony had a population of 543. The Gaither House, Holland-Summers House, and Morrison-Campbell House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and are located in or near Harmony. Harmony is the home of the annual Wild Goose Festival, a faith based social justice gathering.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,020 ft
- ZIP code
- 28634
- Area code
- 704
Questions about Harmony
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harmony, NC a good place to live?
Harmony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.