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Yadkin College
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400 people live in this town, settled in 1866.

Cooleemee · Photo: Original: This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of d… · Public domain
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Yadkin College, NC · Cooleemee · Photo: Original: This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of d… · Public domain

Population
400
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$253K
Census ACS
Household income
$110K
median
Median age
31.8
years
Jobs based here
12
A commuter town

Is Yadkin College a good place to live?

No town among the 291 in North Carolina we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Yadkin College. Cooleemee and Yadkin College Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Yadkin College has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

400 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Lexington · 8 miBermuda Run · 9 miMocksville · 10 miCooleemee · 10 miClemmons · 11 miMidway · 12 mi
Nearby attractions

Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium and 22 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yadkin College. Close and well known come first.

All 42 attractions →
19 mi Stadium & arenaAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium17 mi MuseumOld Salem33 mi MountainPilot Mountain39 mi Zoo & aquariumNorth Carolina Zoo700K visitors a year18 mi MuseumReynolda House Museum of American Art13 mi MuseumNorth Carolina Transportation Museum
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · North Carolina Zoo: Diane Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art: Zsrarticle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · North Carolina Transportation Museum: Unknown, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Yadkin College: who provides what

Yadkin College is unincorporated, so Davidson County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerEnergyUnited Elec Member11.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDavidson Water IncNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesDavidson CountyDavidson County provides services here
SchoolsDavidson 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 hereDavidson County Board of ElectionsDavidson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2019
ZIP code2729527295 100%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 Yadkin College.

Work & commute

Yadkin College has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

The top destinations are Winston-Salem (22%), Lexington (11%) and Salisbury (7%). Yadkin College’s mean commuting time is 33 minutes, above both the North Carolina town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). In Yadkin College, 8.5% of residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 16 miles away.

0%work in town
Yadkin CollegeTypical North Carolina townTypical U.S. town
Average trip to work33 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line8.5%13%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Yadkin College0%
Winston-Salem22%
Lexington11%
Salisbury7%
High Point6%
16 mi
median commute distance
12
jobs based in Yadkin College
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Full pageYadkin College’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
The jobs here12 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work0% work in Yadkin CollegeCommute times33 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 16 miles

Census LEHD 2024 · ACS

Climate

In Yadkin College, expect mild winters and hot summers

Yadkin College’s July high is 88°F, against 89°F in North Carolina’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–52°
Spring46–70°
Summer66–87°
Fall48–71°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageYadkin College’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 28°Rain & snow3″ of snow a winter · 44 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Yadkin College is

Among adults in Yadkin College, 32% sleep under 7 hours. For adults locally, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 28%.

Yadkin CollegeTypical North Carolina townTypical U.S. town
Depression (CDC PLACES)28%25%23%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%34%36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)19%17%17%
32 measures vs. North Carolina
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outYadkin CollegeNC
More older adults who have lost all their teeth21.9%13.9%
More adults with COPD9.6%7.1%
More adults who have had cancer9.7%7.9%
Lexington Memorial Hospital
In Lexington · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageYadkin College’s health reportOpen the full Health report
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearbyLexington Memorial HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than NC on 0 of 32

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

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Yadkin College, mostly inland flooding

The risk rating from FEMA in Yadkin College is 57 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 71% come from inland flooding and 7% from tornadoes.

57risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
57Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
Full pageYadkin College’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters25 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.9 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Yadkin College

15pages on Yadkin College
The big questions
HealthBetter than NC on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingWork & commute$110K median household income · 12 jobs hereNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 57% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions42 nearby · Jesse Helms Center 8 miLibraryWest Davidson Public LibraryCollegesDavidson-Davie Community College is 11.5 mi away
The story
HistorySettled 1866 · 1 on the National RegisterClimate88° summer highs · 3″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Yadkin College

Davidson-Davie Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Thomasville11.5 mi$1,980 in-state tuitionCatawba CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Salisbury13.6 mi$34,300 tuitionLivingstone CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Salisbury14.9 mi$18,296 tuition

About 1 of every 100 Yadkin College residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Yadkin College for work

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

22% → Winston-Salem Winston-Salem 22% 11% → Lexington Lexington 11% 7% → Salisbury Salisbury 7% 6% → High Point High Point 6% 4% → Charlotte Charlotte 4% 3% → Greensboro Greensboro 3% Yadkin College · 0% stay
12jobs based in Yadkin College
0%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2024

About Yadkin College

Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States

Yadkin College is a census-designated place (CDP) in rural Davidson County, North Carolina, United States, located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Lexington. Contrary to its name, it is not part of Yadkin County. Yadkin College is named for the college of the same name that operated there from 1857 to 1895, which was in turn named after the Yadkin River that runs alongside the village. The Yadkin College Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The latitude of Yadkin College is 35.872N. The longitude is -80.375W. The ZIP code is 27295. It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 Census with a population of 377.

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

Questions about Yadkin College

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Yadkin College, NC a good place to live?

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