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Stovall
North Carolina›Granville County

StovallNC

A town of 333, settled in 1887.

Burnside Plantation House · Photo: Frances Benjamin Johnston · Public domain
Photo of Stovall

Stovall, NC · Burnside Plantation House · Photo: Frances Benjamin Johnston · Public domain

Is Stovall a good place to live?

Stovall’s mean commuting time is 29 minutes, above both the North Carolina town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Stovall has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Burnside Plantation House and Hill Airy. Stovall has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

333 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Stovall: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Stovall, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerMecklenburg Electric Cooperative13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTown of Stovall water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Stovall’s trash rules yet
SchoolsGranville County SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn North Carolina you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person with same-day registration during the early voting period, or by mail (postmarked 25 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereGranville County Board of ElectionsGranville County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021
ZIP codes27582, 2756527582 97% · 27565 3%Census 2020

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 Stovall.

Work & commute

Stovall has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

The median household income for Stovall comes to $54,000, where North Carolina’s towns sit at $69,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Jobs in Stovall grew by 24 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 67. 7.4% of residents live below the poverty line here. Half the trips to work are shorter than 33 miles.

0%work in town
StovallNorth Carolina townsU.S. towns
Median household income$54,000$69,000$80,000
Below the poverty line7.4%13%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Stovall0%
Oxford17%
Durham10%
Raleigh9%
Henderson5%
33 mi
median commute distance
67
jobs based in Stovall
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers: that is Stovall’s year

In Stovall, the midsummer high is 89°F.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter29–52°
Spring45–70°
Summer66–87°
Fall47–71°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Mar 30
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: high risk in Stovall, mostly inland flooding

Households in Stovall have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2003. On expected storm and flood damage, Stovall sits above nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Stovall break down as 61% from inland flooding and 15% from hurricanes.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Stovall is

The share of adults in Stovall who have been diagnosed with depression: 23%. The town does better than the North Carolina average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. In Stovall, 12% of adults binge drink, and 15% have diabetes.

StovallNorth Carolina townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)44%38%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)12%15%16%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%13%12%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)82%80%79%
32 measures vs. North Carolina
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outStovallNC
More adults treating high blood pressure80.2%76.7%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth20.9%13.9%
Granville Health Systems
8.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Stovall keeps 0.2% of its land conserved

There are 0.3 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve.

0.2%conserved
StovallNorth Carolina townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.2%3.4%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.20.4
0.2%
conserved · 1 of 812 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Stovall Community Park—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Stovall

17pages on Stovall
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Stovall

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Stovall for work

Where Stovall’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Oxford Oxford 17% 10% → Durham Durham 10% 9% → Raleigh Raleigh 9% 5% → Henderson Henderson 5% 5% → Charlotte Charlotte 5% 3% → Butner Butner 3% Stovall · 0% stay
67jobs based in Stovall
0%of working residents work in town
33 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Stovall

Town in North Carolina, United States

Stovall is a town in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stovall had a population of 324.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
472 ft
ZIP code
27582
Area code
919

Questions about Stovall

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Stovall, NC a good place to live?

Stovall has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.