Elkin is the geographic center of the gorgeous Yadkin Valley located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Visit The Best Small Town in America
Discover other North Carolina wonders here. The Elkin area offers some of the best places to bike, hike and drive to see the color display. The Blue Ridge Parkway, considered the nation’s most scenic byway, draws thousands of visitors to our region each year during winter, spring, summer, and autumn. |
Yadkin Valley Wine Festival is a Huge Success
What do you get when you pair perfect weather, lots of great food and crafts, a huge crowd and 28 of the area’s finest wineries pouring? The best Wine Festival to date! The Elkin Parks and Recreation Center played host the 8th Annual Yadkin Valley Wine Festival Saturday, May 16th. Even the threat of rain looming over the Festival could not dampen the spirits of the estimated 10 - 15,000 people in attandance. The gates opened at 11:00 am to the delight of . . . read more see pictures
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Elkin Farmers Market Opens
The Elkin Farmers Market is now open Saturdays in the Town Hall Parking Lot at 226 N. Bridge Street, from 8 am until noon. Locally grown fresh fruits, vegetables, and plants are available as the season allows. Delicious baked goods are also available. Check by for different items each week. The Farmers Market will run through September.
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Historic Downtown Elkin Spruces
Up With New Planters
Thanks to the NC Rural Economic Development Center and a lot of hard work by Town of Elkin employees, Historic Downtown Elkin now has beautiful new planters to compliment the hard work being done by the Downtown merchants to spruce up Historic Downtown Elkin. The new planters and plantings were made possible by a grant through the NC STEP (Small Towns Economic Prosperity) program, a part of the NC Rural Economic Development Center. Elkin, along with Dobson and Pilot Mountain, form the Surry Cluster that was awarded $25,000 to use in beautifying their communities. Read More . . . See the plantings . . .
THE TOWN OF ELKIN Public Works Department
Sewer & Grease Education Campaign
The Town of Elkin has created a public education campaign to eliminate improper disposal of fats, oils and grease (FOG). We have established the program to promote a clean environment by reducing the number of sanitary sewer overflows caused by Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG). Sewer overflows and backups can cause health hazards, damage homes and the environment.
Putting these greasy materials down a sink can lead to a clogged sanitary sewer line. Clogs can then lead to wastewater backing up into your home or business, spilling out onto the streets, and even finding its way into storm drains and into the streams and rivers. Cleanup can be expensive for residential homeowners and especially expensive for commercial businesses like restaurants. They can also be subject to fines and closures if the situation is serious enough. Read more about what you need to do
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Elkin Is Getting a Workforce Development Center
In conjunction with the Town of Pilot Mountain and Surry Community College, the Town of Elkin submitted a request to the Golden Leaf Foundation for funding for new Workforce Training Centers in Elkin and Pilot Mountain. We are thrilled to announce we will be the recipients of a Golden Leaf grant of $200,000 for the Elkin Center. Surry Community College has also received funding from Golden Leaf for equipment and salaries for the first year of operation. In all, the towns and the college read more
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Become a member of a Town of Elkin Advisory Board
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Did you know one of the best ways to be involved with the inner workings and decision makings of the Town is to be a member of one of the Town of Elkin Advisory Boards? The Town has Advisory Boards for the Planning Department, Recreation and Parks Department, Main Street Program, the Library, the Airport, and the ABC Store. Members of these Boards are appointed by the Elkin Board of Commissioners at their normal monthly meetings, typically at their monthly Board meeting in the month a current member’s term will expire. Members whose term is expiring may request to be reappointed or the Board of Commissioners may choose to appoint someone from applications they have received for that Board. You can look at each of these Departments here online to view the current Advisory Board members and when their terms expire. If you are interested in applying to be on any of the Town’s Advisory Boards, click on the link below for an application to print out and mail or fax to Elkin Town Hall, PO Box 857, Elkin, NC 28621 (fax: 835-2999). You can also pick up an application at Town Hall. application
Where Exactly Is Elkin, North Carolina?
Elkin is located off of I-77, which provides access to I-40 and I-85 to the south, and I-81 to the North heading to Virginia.
The US-21 bypasses the towns and US-421 is 10 minutes south. NC Highway 268 and NC-67 also pass through the region. More Detailed Maps
Elkin is approximately 70 miles north of Charlotte and 40 miles west of Winston-Salem. The Greensboro airport is 65 miles away and Charlotte’s Douglas International Airport is a 1-½ hour trip.
The Elkin Municipal Airport has a 4,000-foot runway for general aviation service for local communities
Winston-Salem: 40 miles - Greensboro: 60 miles Charlotte: 70 miles - Boone: 70 miles - Blue Ridge Parkway: 20 miles - Virginia/New River: 30 miles |
| ADA Statement: The Town of Elkin complies with the requirements of United States Department of Justice under Title II of the American with Disabilities Act 1990. The Town Hall and Police Station are both fully accessible buildings. All public information is available by request with large type Braille. Interpreters are available by request to interpret for hearing impaired citizens. Accessible parking spaces are provided both for Town Hall and the Police Department. Accessible stations are available to do public business that may require writing. Public meetings are held in this building in fully accessible locations and the building has an accessible restroom available. |
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