Elm City: Healthcare & Safety
Healthcare in Elm City is anchored by 1 hospital. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 1 nursing facility in the area.
- 77.4 hospitals per 100K residents (vs North Carolina 17.2/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
1 hospitals within range (77.4 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Items (2)
Hospitals (1)
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Elm%20City&state=NC&l… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Elm%20City&state=NC&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Elm%20City&state=NC&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Elm%20City&state=NC&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Elm%20City&state=NC&t… |
Sources: NPI Registry API — query URLs built from town name + state
Public Health Indicators
County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.
| Cdc Birth Rate · Fips | 37127 |
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| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 37 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 127 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Nash |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 22.9% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 20.30 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 25.70 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 37127 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Nash County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Small metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 4,011 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 37127 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Nash County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 79.8% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 62.4% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 35.1% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 94,298 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 11,978 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.1 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 4.9 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 29.59 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 26.28 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 33.33 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Small Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 30,278,310 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 19,434,544 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 9,456,334 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 90.2% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 7,018,862 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 66.9% |
Sources: federal dataset cascade · County Health Rankings 2025 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — county FIPS matched · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Environmental Health
Air, water, and climate-risk indicators. AQI is the EPA Air Quality Index (0–50 = good, 51–100 = moderate, 101+ = unhealthy for sensitive groups).
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 62.30 |
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| Climate · Annual Precip In | 47.00 |
| Climate · Station Name | ROCKY MOUNT WILSON AP |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 3.2 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 3 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
Sources: NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations
Animal & Domestic
Animal-shelter capacity and domestic-violence services in the area.
| Animal Shelters · Total count | 2 |
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Other
Facilities (1)
Facilities (3)
Va Facilities (3)
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 21 |
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| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 22 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 14 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 7 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 13 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 8 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 23.20 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 37127 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Nash County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 18 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 7 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 7 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 81,476.88 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 59,205.23 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 945 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 11 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 3 |
| Crime Data · Year | 2024 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 15.10 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 28.10 |
| Health Data · Binge | 12.50 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 43.20 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 63.80 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 5.60 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 12.90 |
| Health Data · Chd | 7.30 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 1 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | ELM CITY ASSISTED LIVING |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 0.2 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | CAROLINA QUICK CARE |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 7.2 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | GREENVILLE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OURPATIENT CLINIC |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 29.6 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 19 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 69.70 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | very low crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI CIUS Table 8 — matched by city+state name (county sibling) · CDC PLACES 2025 · IRS BMF NTEE E/F/G/H · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12