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Rural Hall

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Rural Hall

Total population

3,466

Median home value

$189,600

27.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$51,054

Rural Hall$51k
National$74k

Founded

1887

Air quality index

20Good
Elevation309 m
Land area7.41 km²
Weather67°F · Rain Showers
Coordinates36.22°, -80.30°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Founded
1887
Elevation
309 m
Area
7.41 km²
Time zone
Eastern Time Zone
Official website
ruralhall.govoffice.com

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rural Hall is a town in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. It is a part of the Piedmont Triad. The population was 3,360 at the 2020 census. The town has one public park: Covington Memorial Park.

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History & geography

History

The earliest settler was Anthony Bitting (1738-1804), who was born in Pennsylvania to a German American family. In the 1770s he moved from Bucks County to Maryland, then to southern Virginia. He supplied material to the Continental Army and may have participated in the battle of Guilford Court House. His descendants still live in the county. His grandson, Benjamin Lewis Bitting (1832-1922), built the house that gave Rural Hall its name. Another early settler was Johann Adam Geiger (Kiger) who donated to the Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church, which still serves the community today. The town developed after the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad erected a station in 1887. Rural Hall now is the operational center of the Yadkin Valley Railroad, and many of the Yadkin Valley locomotives can be found idling there when not working. The Rural Hall Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Geography

Rural Hall is located in northern Forsyth County. It is bordered to the south by the city of Winston-Salem, and the village of Tobaccoville is to the west. Downtown Winston-Salem is to the south via North Carolina Highway 66 and U.S. Route 52. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Rural Hall has a total area of , of which , or 0.32%, is water.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
42.1
Median home value
$189,600
Housing units
1,769
Poverty rate
9.4%
Unemployment
12.5%

Race & ethnicity

White
67.9%
Black
16%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
12%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
36.2245
Longitude
-80.2969
Water area
0.01 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Overnight
67°F
Rain Showers
Juneteenth
86°F
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Friday Night
59°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
86°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
62°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
90°F
Sunny

Forecast for Rural Hall, NC from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

US AQI — Good
20
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
1.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
1.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
35
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
32.1%
Diabetes
9.8%
Adult obesity
40.3%
Binge drinking
16.9%
Adult smoking
13.5%
No leisure activity
22.9%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
549,842
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Northern Cardinal
    Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    23,387
  • Carolina Wren
    Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    21,041
  • Carolina Chickadee
    Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
    19,706
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    19,467
  • Tufted Titmouse
    Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    18,691
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    15,884
  • Blue Jay
    Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    15,678
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
    Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    14,645

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
51
Elementary
27
Middle
9
High
11
Other
4

Largest nearby schools

  • Ronald W Reagan High School
    High · Pfafftown · 2,146 students · 19.7:1 ratio
  • R J Reynolds High
    High · Winston Salem · 1,692 students · 18.6:1 ratio
  • Mount Tabor High School
    High · Winston Salem · 1,431 students · 17.7:1 ratio
  • Atkins Academic & Tech High
    High · Winston-Salem · 1,192 students · 17.5:1 ratio
  • North Forsyth High
    High · Winston Salem · 1,062 students · 17.4:1 ratio
  • Northwest Middle
    Middle · Winston Salem · 887 students · 18.1:1 ratio
  • Meadowlark Elementary
    Elementary · Winston-Salem · 831 students · 15.1:1 ratio
  • Meadowlark Middle
    Middle · Winston-Salem · 825 students · 16.5:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
15
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2020-08-09

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.3
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,571

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
472
Avg daily Wikipedia views
16
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Rural Hall

History of Rural Hall, North Carolina
1977
Our neighbors, our heroes
2000
Quality of life among rural residents in North Carolina
Alton Thompson · 1985
Street map, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina: Includes Clemmons, Kernersville, Lewisville, Rural Hall, Walkertown, plus metro map of downtown ..
Inc Map Supply · 1995
An address delivered at Lake Toxaway, North Carolina, on July 12, 1913, before the South Carolina Bankers Association.
1913
The Davis plan of rural banks, state and national
Charles Hall Davis · 1913
An address delivered at Asheville, N. C., on July 10, 1913, before the North Carolina Banker's Association and representatives of the committees on rural finance of the various state bankers' associations of the Southern States.
1913
Oral history interview with Billy Ray Hall, January 20, 2000
Billy Ray Hall · 2005

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Site
LITTLE YADKIN RIVER AT DALTON, NC
Distance
8.3 mi
Streamflow
64.1 cfs
Gage height
1.04 ft

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-06-19 04:15 UTC.

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Rural Hall, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Hypomyces chrysospermus 249789527 — Rural Hall, United States0.6 miSNOW1 — Rural Hall, United States0.8 miFlynt — Rural Hall, United States0.8 miFlynt House snow 2017 — Rural Hall, United States0.8 miCabooseAtRuralHallDepot — Rural Hall, United States1.3 miRuralHallDepot1 — Rural Hall, United States1.3 miRuralHallDepot2 — Rural Hall, United States1.3 miISS042-E-117003 - View of Earth — Rural Hall, United States1.7 miISS042-E-117002 - View of Earth — Rural Hall, United States1.7 miISS027-E-27707 - View of Earth — Rural Hall, United States1.7 miISS027-E-30488 - View of Earth — Rural Hall, United States1.7 miISS065-E-96105 - View of Earth — Rural Hall, United States1.7 miISS065-E-96106 - View of Earth — Rural Hall, United States1.7 miISS065-E-96107 - View of Earth — Rural Hall, United States1.7 miISS013-E-44969 - View of Virginia — Rural Hall, United States1.7 miISS013-E-44970 - View of Virginia — Rural Hall, United States1.7 miTony's Used Merchandise - panoramio — Rural Hall, United States2 miView from Hanging Rock — Rural Hall, United States2.5 miWinston-Salem City Limit - panoramio — Rural Hall, United States3.1 miWinston-Salem, NC, USA - panoramio — Rural Hall, United States3.1 miWinston-Salem, North Carolina - panoramio — Rural Hall, United States3.1 miStellaria graminea 271022153 — Rural Hall, United States3.7 miWinston Grand Stadium 18 & IMAX — Rural Hall, United States3.7 miWinston Grand Stadium 18 & IMAX 2 — Rural Hall, United States3.7 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • USGS NWIS (water data)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET