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FalconNC
A town of 272. Public schools that outperform most of North Carolina.
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Population
272
residents
Median home value
$204K
Census ACS
Median age
58.5
years
Jobs based here
82
A commuter town
What makes Falcon stand out
The thing Falcon does most differently from other towns.
Small town
272 people, and everyone knows the way
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Falcon
Most working residents leave Falcon for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Fayetteville (34%), Raleigh (5%) and Charlotte (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Falcon1%
Fayetteville34%
Raleigh5%
Charlotte4%
Hope Mills3%
19 mi
median commute distance
82
jobs based in Falcon
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Falcon has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
2″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter34–56°
Spring49–74°
Summer69–89°
Fall51–74°
Nov 7
typical first frost
Mar 28
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools
Falcon’s public schools outperform 36% of North Carolina districts
The public schools Falcon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation.
C+School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Christian Academy Private | K–12 | 121 |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Health
How healthy Falcon is
Falcon beats the North Carolina average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
32 measures vs. North Carolina
9 better17 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Falcon | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 12.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.9% |
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital
7.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.
43risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2018
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
0% of Falcon is conserved land
1.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 899 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. J.O. Humpries Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Falcon for work
Where Falcon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
82jobs based in Falcon
1%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Falcon
Town in North Carolina, United States
Falcon is a town in Cumberland and Sampson counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, Falcon had a population of 324.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 324
- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 141 ft
- ZIP code
- 28342
- Area code
- 910