ZIP Code 28365

Mount Olive is a town in Duplin and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 4,589 at the 2010 census. The town is home to the Mt. Olive Pickle Company and the University of Mount Olive. Between 2010 and 2012, as many as 3,000 Haitians, from toddlers to grandmothers, have settled in Mount Olive and around the town. The new wave of Haitians in Eastern North Carolina is the classic "dirty, difficult, and dangerous" labor story, says a business professor at University of Chapel Hill. The pickle festival is held the last weekend of April each year on the corner of Cucumber and Vine Streets in the town's downtown area. The Pickle Festival is held on the last Sunday of April every year, and is held in the same place as the Pickle and Vine Festival, which is held each year in the city of Goldsboro, North Carolina, on the other side of the Cucumbia River. It is one of the last remaining Pickle Festivals in the United States, and it is held every year in late April or early May. It was founded in 1926 by the pickle company, which has since gone out of business, but is still in business today. The company is owned by a private company, the Mount Olive Family of Pickle Barrels, which was founded by a former owner of the company in the early 1900s. The family still owns and operates the company today.

History

The Mount Olive High School (Former), Mount Olive Historic District, Perry-Cherry House, Southerland-Burnette House, former United States Post Office, and Vernon are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Mount Olive is a small town in West Virginia in the United States. The town has a population of about 2,000. It is located in the western part of the county. The Mount Olive area is known as one of the oldest parts of West Virginia. It was founded in the 17th century by the settlers of Mount Olive, who settled the area in the 18th century. It has a history dating back to the early 19th century, when the area was first settled. The community is now known as Mount Olive. The area is home to a number of historic buildings. It also has a historic district, which includes the Mount Olive historic district and Mount Olive Town Hall, which was built in the early 20th century and is on the U.S. Post Office site. The district is also home to the former Mount Olive Elementary School, which dates back to 1876. The school was built by the town's founders in the late 1800s and is now called Mount Olive Junior High. The historic district also includes the former High School and the former Post Office building. The village is located on Mount Olive Road, which runs through the center of the town. The neighborhood is known for its historic architecture and is a focal point of the community. It includes several historic buildings, including the Perry Cherry House and the Southerlands-Burnettes House.

Geography

Mount Olive is located in southern Wayne County at 35°1142N 78°43W (35.195086, -78.067528). A small portion of the town extends south into Duplin County. U.S. Route 117, a four-lane highway, runs along the western edge of Mount Olive, leading north 14 miles (23 km) to Goldsboro. North Carolina Highway 55, which crosses US 117 at the northern end of town, leads east 31 miles (50km) to Kinston. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²), all land. Mount Olive is part of the Atlantic coastal plain region. The town is located near the North Carolina-South Carolina border. It is located on the Atlantic Coast, in the eastern part of Wayne County, and is near the South Carolina-Dakota border. The city has a population of about 2,000. It has a post office with a ZIP code of 7054. It also has a small airport. The community is located at 35.1142 N 78.43W, and has a latitude and longitude of 35.5042 W (38.5043 N and 78.42 W, respectively). The town's name is derived from a Native American word, meaning "mount" or "hill" and "olive" (pronounced "oliver"). It is also known as "Mount Olive" by locals.

Demographics

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 4,198 people, 1,803 households, and 985 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 82.98% White, 12.30% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.11% Pacific Islander, and 0.96% from two or more races. As many as 3,000 Haitians, from toddlers to grandmothers, have settled in and around Mount Olive between 2010 and 2012. The newcomers' lure: the Butterball turkey processing plant and a handful of other meat producers within commuting distance of Mount Olive. "The jobs at Butterball are what we can call 3D: dirty, difficult and dangerous," a business professor says. "Nobody wants to do them, and the immigrants fill the gap." The town's median income was $23,984, with the median income for a family was $31,176. About 16.4% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.6% of those under age 18 and 21.6%" of those age 65 or over. The 2010 census counted no Haitians in that area, but the 2012 census counted more than 2,000 in the area. The town has a population of 4,000, up from 4,567 in the 2000 census. The population density was 1,819.3 people per square mile (702.5/km²).

Pickles

The North Carolina Pickle Festival is held the last full weekend of April each year. The annual celebration is put on by both the community of Mount Olive and the Mt. Olive Pickle Company. On New Year's Eve, the company drops a three-foot pickle down a flagpole into a pickle tank. The drop takes place at 7 p.m. local time, instead of midnight local time. The event first took place on New year's Eve 1999. The company was established in 1926 and is located on the corner of Cucumber and Vine streets in Mount Olive, North Carolina. The pickle company is still in business today and sells its products in North Carolina and Virginia. The Company is owned by a group of local business owners who have been involved in the pickle industry for more than 30 years. The organization is based on a foundation that was started in the early 1900s by a local business owner. It is still owned by the same group today and is based in the same location. The Pickle Drop takes place every year on New Year’s Eve at 7pm local time and is held on the same flagpole as the previous year”s event. The three- foot pickle is dropped into the tank at the bottom of the flagpole. The tank is then filled with water and placed in the middle of a large pile of pickle bread. The final product is served at the end of the night in a traditional pickle dish.

Area landscape

Mount Olive is part of the Atlantic coastal plain. It is located in the province of São Paulo, Brazil. Mount Olive is one of the highest peaks in the city. It was named after Mount Olive, which is located on the Atlantic coast. It has a population of around 2,000. The highest point on the island is the summit of Mount Olive (2,000 ft. above sea level), which has an altitude of 1,500 ft (300 m) and is known as "Mount Olive" The highest peak on the coast is the peak of Mount Olive (1,600 ft), which is also known as "Mount Olive", which is about 1,600 feet (400 metres) high. The lowest point is the base of the mountain, which has a height of around 1,200 meters (600 m). It is the highest peak in the São Paulo province, Brazil, at 1,700 metre (3,300 ft) and has an area of 2,500 hectares (4,500 acres) of land. The tallest peak is Mount Olive at 1,800 m (4.5 ft (600 metropolitan), and the lowest is Mount Olympic, at 2,200 metres (6,500 feet) (São Paulo). The highest place on the coastal plain is São Oscar, at 1,700 metres (3.7 m), at which point it is about 2,300 metres (7,200 feet).

Education

Education in Mount Olive is administered by the Wayne County Public Schools system. Schools located in the town include Carver Elementary School and Mount Olive Middle School. On the outskirts of town is Southern Wayne High School in Dudley. Higher education is offered through Wayne Community College in Goldsboro and the private, liberal arts institution University of Mount Olive. The town is located in Wayne County, North Carolina. It is located on the banks of the Little River, which runs through the town. The Little River is a tributary of the Monongahela River. It runs through Mount Olive and into the Piedmont region of North Carolina, where it meets the Alamance County line. It has a population of about 2,000. It was the site of the U.S. Civil War and the Battle of the Bulge, which took place between 1861 and 1865. It also was the location of the American Civil Liberties Union, which was founded in 1881. The U.N. has a mission to promote democracy and human rights in the United States, and is based in New York City and Washington, D.C. It's also the home of the National Museum of American History and Culture, which opened in 1883. The city's name is derived from Mount Olive, a town in North Carolina that was once known as "Mount Olive" or "Mt. Olive" and is now known as the town of the same name. The name is still used to refer to the town by some residents.

Transportation

The main highways in Mount Olive are US 117 and NC 55. Raleigh-Durham International Airport is the closest major airport with service to more than 45 domestic and international destinations. Mount Olive is not served directly by passenger trains. The closest Amtrak station is located in Selma. The area is served by Greyhound with a location in nearby Goldsboro. The nearest major airport is Kinston Regional Jetport (IATA: ISO, ICAO: K ISO) with a service to Orlando, Florida. The town is located on the North Carolina Turnpike, which runs between Raleigh and Winston-Salem. The turnpike is one of the busiest roads in the state, carrying more than 100,000 vehicles a day. It is also the busiest highway in North Carolina, with an average speed of more than 40 miles per hour (60 kilometers per hour) The town has a population of 2,000. The population of Mount Olive was 3,000 at the beginning of the 20th century. It has grown to 4,000 people at the end of the 21st century, with a population growth rate of 6.7 percent. The city's population has increased by more than 20 percent since the start of the century. The growth of the town has been fueled in part by the development of the Winston- Salem area, which is located 9 miles south near Faison. The community has a history of being heavily affected by the Great Depression and World War II. It also has a high percentage of African-Americans.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Mount Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina = 54.1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 70. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Mount Olive = 4.8 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 17,629 individuals with a median age of 38.1 age the population dropped by -5.67% in Mount Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,533.24 residents per square mile of area (591.92/km²). There are average 2.31 people per household in the 1,727 households with an average household income of $28,708 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.80% of the available work force and has dropped -4.11% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.98%. The number of physicians in Mount Olive per 100,000 population = 161.4.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Mount Olive = 49.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 3.9 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 111. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 220. 91 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 32.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 31, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Mount Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina which are owned by the occupant = 50.80%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 44 years with median home cost = $80,490 and home appreciation of -7.06%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $7.17 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,817 per student. There are 14.9 students for each teacher in the school, 548 students for each Librarian and 426 students for each Counselor. 4.65% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 8.23% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.33% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).