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Notable locations in Emporia: Emporia Executive Center (A), Emporia Industrial Park (B), Richardson Memorial Library (C), Greensville County Courthouse (D), Greensville County Jail (E), Greensville County-Emporia Historical Museum (F), Emporia Municipal Building (G), Emporia Waste Water Treatment Plant (H), Emporia Waterworks (I), Village View (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Belfield Marketplace Shopping Center (1), Southside Square Shopping Center (2), Emporia Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Emporia include: Church of God of Prophecy (A), Church of the Holy City (B), Apostolic Faith Church (C), Royal Baptist Church (D), Glorious Church of God in Christ Apostolic (E), Saint James Episcopal Church (F), Saint John Inspirational Pentecostal Church (G), Saint Johns Church (H), Baltimore Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Emporia Cemetery (1), Cottage Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Emporia Lake (A), Meherrin River Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Emporia include: Veterans Memorial Park (1), Meherrin River Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Emporia Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Kool Kidz (Arcades & Amusements; 700 West Atlantic St).
Hotels: Hampton Inn (I 95 & Highway 58 West), Emporia-Days Inn (921 W Atlantic St), Hampton Inn Emporia- VA (1207 West Atlantic Street), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (1350 West Atlantic Street), Fairfield Inn Suites (104 Cloverleaf Drive), Comfort Inn Emporia (1411 Skippers Road), Emporia Knights Inn (3173 Sussex Dr), Best Western Emporia (1100 West Atlantic Street), Fairfield Inn & Suites Emporia (104 Cloverleaf Drive).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Emporia and their reported violations in the past:
GCWSA - JARRATT (Population served: 7190, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-03-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-03-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-04-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-03-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-03-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-02-2005)
EMPORIA, CITY OF (Population served: 5600, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (DEC-02-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-29-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-25-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (DEC-02-2004), St Formal NOV issued (APR-11-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-04-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (DEC-02-2004), St Formal NOV issued (APR-11-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-11-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (DEC-02-2004), St Formal NOV issued (APR-11-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-04-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (DEC-02-2004), St Formal NOV issued (APR-11-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-11-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-16-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-16-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-21-2004), St BCA signed (DEC-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2005)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Emporia that have no violations reported:
- JELLYSTONE PARK (Population served: 87, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 16.0% | | Whole state: | 9.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 9.6% | | Whole state: | 4.3% |
Emporia compared to Virginia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Emporia (2007 data):
- First Community Bank, National Association: Emporia-Halifax at 401 Halifax Street, branch established on 2001-12-07; South Main Street Branch at 431 South Main Street, branch established on 2001-12-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,023.1 mil, Deposits: $1,394.8 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 53 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
- Gateway Bank & Trust Company: Emporia Branch at 520 S Main Street, branch established on 2004-10-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,199.1 mil, Deposits: $925.4 mil, headquarters in Elizabeth City, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Gateway Financial Holdings, Inc.
- Carter Bank & Trust: Emporia Branch at 701 North Main Street, branch established on 2004-04-02. Info updated 2007-01-10: Bank assets: $2,664.7 mil, Deposits: $2,371.6 mil, headquarters in Martinsville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 126 total offices
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Emporia Main Branch at 301 West Atlantic Street, branch established on 1979-04-19. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Emporia Branch at 214 West Atlantic Street, branch established on 1993-09-07. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
- The Bank of Southside Virginia: Greensville-Emporia Branch at 1400 West Atlantic Street, branch established on 1979-12-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $446.3 mil, Deposits: $381.9 mil, headquarters in Carson, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Southside Virginia Corporation, The
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Parks and Recreation |
5 | $21,717 | $52,121 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
6 | $19,014 | $38,028 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
15 | $46,222 | $36,978 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
4 | $11,201 | $33,603 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
16 | $41,300 | $30,975 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $12,859 | $30,862 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
9 | $34,421 | $45,895 | 7 | $7,306 |
| Other and Unallocable |
4 | $9,106 | $27,318 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
10 | $25,862 | $31,034 | 1 | $675 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,836 | $34,032 | 3 | $2,717 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
24 | $90,194 | $45,097 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
7 | $14,927 | $25,589 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $2,739 | $32,868 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
107 | $332,397 | $37,278 | 11 | $10,698 |
8.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,089 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.00% | | Virginia average: | 11.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,813 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.91% | | Virginia average: | 10.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Emporia:
- WEVA (860 AM; daytime; 1 kW; EMPORIA, VA; Owner: COLONIAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WGGM (820 AM; 10 kW; CHESTER, VA; Owner: HOFFMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WYAL (1280 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
- WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
- WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WKGM (940 AM; 10 kW; SMITHFIELD, VA; Owner: WKGM, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Emporia:
- WJYA (89.3 FM; EMPORIA, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WYTT (97.9 FM; GASTON, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD, INC.)
- WZRU (88.5 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: ROANOKE VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRTP-FM (90.1 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKJS (104.7 FM; CREWE, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPTM (102.3 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WSMY-FM (103.1 FM; ALBERTA, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Emporia:
- WWAY (Channel 3; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WNVN-LP (Channel 20; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
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See more detailed statistics of Emporia fatal accidents for 1975 - 2006 here
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