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Prospect
North CarolinaCDP
Total population
907
Median home value
$100,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$110,769
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Prospect is a small census-designated community that lies in North Carolina, United States. Coordinates of 34.736°, -79.225° situate Prospect in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Population sits at roughly 907 according to the open data we track. Long-term weather observations show average highs near 73.7°F and lows near 55.7°F with about 48.6 in of annual precipitation (a wet total). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,661 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 65% of daylight hours. It covers about 10.2 km² of land area. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. That works out to roughly 89 residents per square kilometre — a sparse settlement pattern. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Current forecast
Forecast for Prospect, NC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Purnell Swett HighHigh · Pembroke · 1,608 students · 17.5:1 ratio
- Red Springs HighHigh · Red Springs · 851 students · 18.1:1 ratio
- Prospect ElementaryElementary · Maxton · 848 students · 16.3:1 ratio
- Pembroke MiddleMiddle · Pembroke · 698 students · 17.4:1 ratio
- Pembroke ElementaryElementary · Pembroke · 692 students · 16.1:1 ratio
- Red Springs MiddleMiddle · Red Springs · 596 students · 19.2:1 ratio
- Peterson ElementaryElementary · Red Springs · 540 students · 17.4:1 ratio
- Union Chapel ElementaryElementary · Pembroke · 448 students · 16:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here




People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in North Carolina
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Prospect




Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library