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Within 30 days of establishing residency, you must also obtain a North Carolina automobile tag. This may be done at 118 East Depot Street. They can be reached at (828) 369-8165.

Alcoholic beverages are available within town limits. Beer and wine may be purchased at a number of stores. Distilled liquor may be purchased at the ABC Store at 149 Macon Plaza off of Highlands Road.

A number of restaurants have full-service bars offering a fantastic variety of wines, beer and liquor by the drink.

You may obtain a Privilege License to do business in the Town of Franklin at City Hall at 188West Main Street. If your business is to be located outside of the town limits, no license is required unless for regulatory purposes.

Mediacom has the local contract for Cablevision. They may be reached at 1-800-946-5388. In addition, there are a number of satellite service providers in our county.

You have 30 days after you move here to apply for a North Carolina driver’s license. You may do so out in the Macon Industrial Park off of US 64 West at 277 Industrial Park Road. They may be reached at (828) 524-3592.

Our service is provided by Duke Energy. For new services call them at (828) 524-2121.

Angel Medical Center is our new 30-bed hospital featuring three ORs, dedicated endoscopy and radiology spaces, and a 17-bed emergency department with two trauma bays. This new, state-of-the art facility also provides larger, more spacious patient rooms.  Angel Medical Center is a full-service, critical access hospital. Outpatient services include a wound clinic, a full laboratory, digital mammography, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy.  Visit website at https://missionhealth.org/member-hospitals/angel/

The Town of Franklin is governed by a mayor and a Board of Aldermen. Day-to-day operations are supervised by a town manager. The City Hall is located at 188 West Main Street and they are called at (828) 524-2516. The mayor and Board of Aldermen hold meetings on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 PM in City Hall.

Macon County, of which Franklin is the County Seat, is governed by a Board of Commissioners with day-to-day operations being supervised by the county manager. They are located at 5 West Main Street and may be contacted at (828) 349-2025. The Board of Commissioners meets on the second Monday at 6:00 PM in the County Courthouse. If you have an item for their agenda, merely call the week before scheduled meetings in order to reserve space on the appropriate agenda.

Natural Gas is available within limited areas. The customer service office of Toccoa Natural Gas is in Westgate Shopping Center. Propane gas and other heating fuels are available through a number of distributors.

This is provided by Franklin Police Department at 97 East Main. For emergencies, dial 911, for non-emergencies, call (828) 524-2864. The Macon County Sheriff’s Department and jail is on Lakeside Drive. For emergencies, dial 911, for non-emergencies dial (828) 524-2811.

Population (County): 37,564

Population density: 63 per square mile

Estimated Median Age:  50

% of high school graduates: 77.4%

% of college graduates: 16.2%

SAT scores: 1,528

Total enrollment K-12: 4,511

Enrollment Franklin High School: 1,011

4th Quarter, 2022 Unemployment Rate: 2.9%

Workforce 2nd Quarter, 2022:  14,607

Wastewater treatment capacity: 2.500m/g/d

Phone service: Frontier, 877-462-8188

Natural gas service: Toccoa Natural Gas, 828-349-1222

Electric service: Duke Power 866-332-5253

Number of physicians : 64

Population / physician ratio: 22.7 per 10,000

Hospitals: 1 with 47 beds

Nursing homes/Assisted Living: 4

Population/RN ratio: 63.6 per 10,000

Population/dentist ratio: 4.4 per 10,000

Urgent Care: 2

County: 2022/2023 property taxes/$100 value: $0.4000

Town of Franklin: property taxes/ $100 value: $0.3200

Sales Tax:  6.75%

Protestant: 65

Catholic: 1

Jewish: 1

Other: 4

Atlanta, GA: 130

Greenville, SC: 105

Asheville, NC: 65

Knoxville, TN: 109

Raleigh, NC: 316

US Highways: 23, 441, and 64

North Carolina highways: 28

Franklin: Mayor, Board of Aldermen, 828-524-2516

Macon: Board of Commissioners, County Manager 828-349-2025