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A town of 1,998 people in North Carolina
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Conserved land5%52 of 1,037 acres
Trails0.7 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves226 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Andrews

Town in North Carolina, United States
1837Established
1,667Population
1.6 sq miArea
1,781 ftElevation

Andrews is a town in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,667 at the 2020 census.

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ZIP code28901
Area code828
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Housing in Andrews

$215K▲ 1.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Andrews home is worth about $215,000, up 1.3% in a year, 36% below the North Carolina typical home.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Andrews's police department reported none of them, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Andrews 3.5
North Carolina 4.1
U.S. 4
Property crime per 1,000
Andrews 18.2
North Carolina 21
U.S. 20
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School Grade C+

The public schools Andrews’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictCherokee County SchoolsSchools3

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NC. Ratings are from neighbors.

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