Healthcare & Safety — Murphy, North Carolina

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
ERLANGER MURPHY MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.315%
Adult Smoking0.182%
Uninsured0.1345510805%
Physical Inactivity0.244%
Excessive Drinking0.2012504373%
Poor Health0.201%
Children Poverty0.245%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceTOWN OF MURPHY POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceCHEROKEE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceCLAY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE / CLAY COUNTY JAILN/A mi
FireMurphy Fire Department Station 1N/A mi
FireMurphy Fire Department SubstationN/A mi
FireGrape Creek Volunteer Fire DepartmentN/A mi
EMSMURPHY FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 1N/A mi
EMSCHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES STATION 1N/A mi
EMSCHEROKEE COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD INCORPORATEDN/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes5
Fatalities5
Fatality Rate (per 100K)17.4
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities1

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 172.6%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)61.39
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 (county level); NHTSA FARS 2023.