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Mount Airy

Surry County, NC

Population

10,621

Walk Score

72 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$666

Median home value

$172,900

Incorporated

1885

Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 10,676. As of 2020, the city is the most populous municipality in Surry County. Mount Airy is located within the Piedmont Triad metropolitan region.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Country Club Estates Historic District · listed 2020
  • Lebanon Hill Historic District · listed 2020
  • Mount Airy Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1985
  • Mount Airy Historic District (Boundary Decrease) · listed 2021
  • Mount Airy Historic District (Boundary Increase II) · listed 2021
  • Mount Airy Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2012
  • North Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry Complex · listed 1980
  • Taylor Park Historic District · listed 2021

Notable landmarks

  • Carter, W. F., House · listed 1983
  • Carter, William, House · listed 1990
  • Graves, Ben and Barbara, House · listed 2019
  • Hennis, Edgar Harvey, House · listed 1986
  • J. J. Jones High School · listed 2021
  • Moore, William Alfred, House · listed 1986
  • Renfro Mill · listed 2000
  • Ridge Westfield Elementary School · listed 2019
  • Trinity Episcopal Church · listed 1986

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