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Polkville city, NC

ZIP 28136 — Climate & Environment

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle Class

Climate, disaster risk, air quality, and environmental safety

Environment & Risk in ZIP Code 28136

Disaster Risk (FEMA NRI)

County-linked natural hazard risk from FEMA National Risk Index — useful for comparing insurance and disaster exposure.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Polkville city, NC as Relatively Low (composite score 70.0), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (75.2) and hurricane (73.7). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Overall rating
Relatively Low
Risk index
70.0
Flood risk
75.2
Wildfire risk
40.7
Hurricane risk
73.7
Earthquake risk
81.8
Tornado risk
79.8
Winter weather risk
38.6
Hail risk
68.4

Climate & Weather in ZIP Code 28136

Climate normals for Polkville city, NC show limited published climate normals on US5. Pair that with FEMA NRI hazard context (overall rating Relatively Low) when evaluating long-term housing and insurance exposure.

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Monthly Temperature

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Climate Data
Hardiness Zone
8a
Annual Snow Days
N/A
Annual Precipitation
N/A
FEMA NRI rating
Relatively Low

Climate & Environment key statistics

Climate statistics
Climate
Hardiness zone8a
Broadband access60.0%
Risk & Air Quality statistics
Risk & Air Quality
NRI ratingRelatively Low
NRI risk index70.0
Flood risk (NRI)75.2
Wildfire risk (NRI)40.7
Hurricane risk (NRI)73.7
IRS net migration4