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Burke County

By The Numbers

Your Resource for Who to Reach When Setting Up Home

UTILITIES • Gardner-Webb University
Cable 110 South Main Street, Boiling Springs .704-406-4000
• CoMPAS X-Stream ..............................828-438-5353 • Lees-McRae College
• Foothills Broadband ...........................877-413-4237 191 Main Street, Banner Elk ..................828-898-5241
• Spectrum ............................................866-874-2389 • NC School of Science & Math – Morganton Campus
Electricity 901 Burkemont Avenue, Morganton.....828-347-9100
• Duke Energy Company ......................800-653-5307 • Western Carolina University
• Rutherford EMC ..................................828-584-1410 1 University Way, Cullowhee ................828-227-7211
BURKE COUNTY • Morganton Electric Services ..............828-438-5277
• Animal Services ..................................828-764-9588 • Western Piedmont Community College
• Board of Commissioners ....................828-764-9350 1001 Burkemont Avenue, Morganton ...828-448-3500
• Board of Elections ..............................828-764-9010 Water
• Building Inspections ..........................828-764-9026 • Brentwood Water Corp ......................828-584-4566 Other Schools/Educational Programs
• Burke Development, Inc ....................828-764-9370 • Burke Co. Water and Sewer ...............828-764-9063 • Child Care Connections of Burke County., Inc.
• Clerk of Court ....................................828-433-3200 • Morganton Water Department ...........828-438-5276 ...........................................................828-439-2328
• Community Development ..................828-764-9030 • Morganton Day School.......................828-437-6782
• Health Department ............................828-764-9150 Sanitation • New Dimensions Charter School .......828-437-5753
• Parks and Recreation .........................828-764-9090 • Blue Ridge Waste, Inc ........................828-475-1496
• Register of Deeds ...............................828-764-9340 • Republic Services ...............................828-437-7940 • North Carolina School for the Deaf ....828-432-5200
• Sheriff’s Office ...................................828-438-5500
• Tax Administration .............................828-764-9430 HOSPITALS MEDIA
• UNC Health Blue Ridge-Morganton Newspapers
MORGANTON 2201 South Sterling Street, Morganton .828-580-5000 • The News Herald ................................828-437-2161
• City Hall ..............................................828-437-8863
• Public Safety ......................................828-438-5290 • UNC Health Blue Ridge-Valdese • The Paper ...........................................828-445-8595
• Post Office ..........................................828-437-3484 720 Malcolm Boulevard, Valdese .......828-580-7640 Radio
• Morganton Public Library ...................828-764-9260 • The Big Dawg WMNC 92.1 FM .............828-437-0521
EXTENDED CARE • Best Mix WSVM 96.5 FM ....................828-475-6980
VALDESE • Blue Ridge Community Action • Foothills Radio Group .........................828-758-1033
• Town Hall ...........................................828-879-2120 800 North Green Street, Morganton ....828-438-6255
• Police Department .............................828-879-2100 • HandiCare, Inc. HOUSING AND REAL ESTATE
• Post Office ..........................................828-874-2812 304 South Main Street, Drexel .............828-437-8429
• Valdese Public Library ........................828-874-2421 Call Burke County Chamber of Commerce at
Assisted Living | Nursing Homes 828-437-3021 or visit burkecountychamber.org
HILDEBRAN Retirement Communities for current member real estate businesses and
• Town Hall ...........................................828-397-5801 • Autumn Care of Drexel area apartments.
• Post Office ..........................................828-397-6573 307 Oakland Avenue, Drexel ...............828-433-6180
• C.B. Hildebrand Public Library ...........828-764-9283
• Cambridge House TRANSPORTATION
DREXEL 114 10th Street NE, Hildebran ...............828-325-4980 • Greenway Public Transportation ........828-464-9444
• Town Hall ...........................................828-437-7421 • College Pines Health & Rehabilitation Center • Greyhound (Gastonia) ........................800-231-2222
• Police Department .............................828-437-7421 95 Locust Street, Connelly Springs ......828-580-6800
• Post Office ..........................................828-437-6568 • Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation Center Airports
CONNELLY SPRINGS 109 Foothills Drive, Morganton ............828-580-7000 • Charlotte Douglas Int. (CLT) ...............704-359-4013
• Town Hall ...........................................828-879-2321 • Grace Ridge Retirement Community • Hickory Regional (HKY) .....................828-323-7408
• Post Office ..........................................828-874-0784 500 Lenoir Road, Morganton...............828-580-8300 • Foothills Regional (KMRN) .................828-757-0099
• J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center
GLEN ALPINE 300 Enola Road, Morganton................828-608-6000 EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES
• Town Hall ...........................................828-584-2622 • Accuforce Staffing Services ...............828-432-2950
• Post Office ..........................................828-584-0628
EDUCATION • Catawba Valley Staffing .....................828-432-9797
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE • Burke County Board of Education/ • Labor Connections .............................828-475-1444
• Town Hall ...........................................828-874-0333 Burke County Public Schools • NCWorks Career Center .....................828-438-6161
• Post Office ..........................................828-874-0048 700 East Parker Road, Morganton .......828-439-4312 • The Laviz Group, Inc ...........................828-430-9252

4 By the Numbers Burke County Chamber of Commerce