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Air quality in North Carolina
Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in North Carolina
LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time North Carolina
Most polluted city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoneville | 66 |
| 2 | Albemarle | 64 |
| 3 | Garner | 62 |
| 4 | Rockfish | 61 |
| 5 | Rural Hall | 61 |
| 6 | Fayetteville | 60 |
| 7 | Fuquay-Varina | 60 |
| 8 | Greensboro | 60 |
| 9 | Hillsborough | 60 |
| 10 | Hope Mills | 59 |
(local time)
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Real-time North Carolina
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 3 |
| 2 | Hampstead | 5 |
| 3 | Burnsville | 8 |
| 4 | Hertford | 11 |
| 5 | Ogden | 14 |
| 6 | Camden | 15 |
| 7 | Elizabeth City | 15 |
| 8 | Brevard | 16 |
| 9 | Cullowhee | 17 |
| 10 | Edenton | 17 |
(local time)
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- Stoneville 66
- Albemarle 64
- Garner 62
- Rockfish 61
- Rural Hall 61
- Fayetteville 60
- Fuquay-Varina 60
- Greensboro 60
- Hillsborough 60
- Hope Mills 59
- Pineville 59
- Archdale 58
- Burlington 58
- Eden 58
- Elon 58
- Forest Oaks 58
- Franklinville 58
- Gibsonville 58
- Glen Raven 58
- Graham 58
- Haw River 58
- High Point 58
- Jamestown 58
- Kernersville 58
- Liberty 58
- Lillington 58
- Madison 58
- Mayodan 58
- McLeansville 58
- Oak Ridge 58
- Pleasant Garden 58
- Randleman 58
- Reidsville 58
- Stokesdale 58
- Summerfield 58
- Swepsonville 58
- Thomasville 58
- Trinity 58
- Walkertown 58
- Wallburg 58
- Walnut Cove 58
- Wentworth 58
- Yanceyville 58
- Advance 57
- Asheboro 57
- Bermuda Run 57
- Bladenboro 57
- Broadway 57
- Butner 57
- Carrboro 57
- Carthage 57
- Chadbourn 57
- Chapel Hill 57
- Clemmons 57
- Danbury 57
- Davidson 57
- Denton 57
- Fairmont 57
- Farmville 57
- Fearrington Village 57
- Fort Bragg 57
- Green Level 57
- Holly Springs 57
- Hurdle Mills 57
- King 57
- Lewisville 57
- Lumberton 57
- Midway 57
- Pembroke 57
- Pilot Mountain 57
- Raeford 57
- Ramseur 57
- Red Springs 57
- Robbins 57
- Rowland 57
- Roxboro 57
- Saint Pauls 57
- Sanford 57
- Saxapahaw 57
- Scotts Mill 57
- Southern Pines 57
- Spring Lake 57
- Tobaccoville 57
- Tyro 57
- Welcome 57
- Whispering Pines 57
- Winston-Salem 57
- Aberdeen 56
- Angier 56
- Biscoe 56
- Boonville 56
- Brunswick 56
- Buies Creek 56
- Calabash 56
- Carolina Shores 56
- China Grove 56
- Coats 56
- Creedmoor 56
- Dobson 56
- Dunn 56
- East Spencer 56
- Eastover 56
- Elizabethtown 56
- Erwin 56
- Granite Quarry 56
- Landis 56
- Maxton 56
- Mebane 56
- Midland 56
- Mocksville 56
- Mount Airy 56
- Oxford 56
- Pinebluff 56
- Pinehurst 56
- Seven Lakes 56
- Southmont 56
- Spencer 56
- Stedman 56
- Tabor City 56
- Vander 56
- West Raleigh 56
- White Plains 56
- Whiteville 56
- Yadkinville 56
- Archer Lodge 55
- Avery Creek 55
- Badin 55
- Bakersville 55
- Balfour 55
- Barker Heights 55
- Benson 55
- Bent Creek 55
- Biltmore Forest 55
- Cary 55
- Cherokee 55
- Clyde 55
- Cornelius 55
- Cove Creek 55
- Dana 55
- East Flat Rock 55
- Edneyville 55
- Elkin 55
- Enochville 55
- Etowah 55
- Fairview 55
- Fletcher 55
- Four Oaks 55
- Franklinton 55
- Fruitland 55
- Hazelwood 55
- Henderson 55
- Hoopers Creek 55
- Horse Shoe 55
- Jonesville 55
- Lake Junaluska 55
- Lake Waccamaw 55
- Laurel Park 55
- Laurinburg 55
- Lexington 55
- Maggie Valley 55
- Mars Hill 55
- Marshall 55
- Mills River 55
- Mooresville 55
- Mountain Home 55
- Newland 55
- Otto 55
- Plain View 55
- Robbinsville 55
- Rockwell 55
- Rolesville 55
- Roseboro 55
- Royal Pines 55
- Salisbury 55
- Shallotte 55
- Smithfield 55
- South Henderson 55
- Stony Point 55
- Sunset Beach 55
- Swannanoa 55
- Sylva 55
- Toast 55
- Troutman 55
- Troy 55
- Valley Hill 55
- Wendell 55
- West Canton 55
- Youngsville 55
- Banner Elk 54
- Bethlehem 54
- Blowing Rock 54
- Boiling Spring Lakes 54
- Bolivia 54
- Candor 54
- Carolina Beach 54
- Claremont 54
- Clinton 54
- Columbus 54
- Conover 54
- Cricket 54
- Durham 54
- Ellerbe 54
- Fairplains 54
- Foscoe 54
- Gamewell 54
- Hays 54
- Kannapolis 54
- Kenly 54
- Kure Beach 54
- Lake Lure 54
- Lake Norman of Catawba 54
- Laurel Hill 54
- Lenoir 54
- Long Beach 54
- Louisburg 54
- Marion 54
- Moravian Falls 54
- Mount Pleasant 54
- Mulberry 54
- Norlina 54
- North Wilkesboro 54
- Northlakes 54
- Oak Island 54
- Pine Level 54
- Pittsboro 54
- Rutherfordton 54
- Saint James 54
- Saint Stephens 54
- Sea Breeze 54
- Selma 54
- Sherrills Ford 54
- Spring Hope 54
- Taylorsville 54
- Thurmond 54
- Township of Taylorsville 54
- Tryon 54
- Warrenton 54
- West Marion 54
- Westport 54
- Wilkesboro 54
- Wilsons Mills 54
- Bayshore 53
- Belville 53
- Brogden 53
- Cajahs Mountain 53
- Cedar Point 53
- Concord 53
- Connelly Springs 53
- Cordova 53
- Drexel 53
- East Rockingham 53
- Elm City 53
- Forest City 53
- Fremont 53
- Glen Alpine 53
- Granite Falls 53
- Hamlet 53
- Hildebran 53
- Hudson 53
- Icard 53
- Jefferson 53
- Kenansville 53
- Kings Grant 53
- Leland 53
- Longview 53
- Lucama 53
- Maiden 53
- Mar-Mac 53
- Masonboro 53
- Morganton 53
- Mount Gilead 53
- Mount Olive 53
- Mountain View 53
- Murraysville 53
- Myrtle Grove 53
- Nashville 53
- Navassa 53
- Newell 53
- Newton 53
- Northchase 53
- Norwood 53
- Princeton 53
- Pumpkin Center 53
- Red Oak 53
- Rhodhiss 53
- Rockingham 53
- Rose Hill 53
- Rutherford College 53
- Salem 53
- Sawmills 53
- Seagate 53
- Shelby 53
- Silver Lake 53
- Sneads Ferry 53
- Spindale 53
- Swansboro 53
- Valdese 53
- Warsaw 53
- West Jefferson 53
- Wilson 53
- Wrightsboro 53
- Beaufort 52
- Belmont 52
- Bessemer City 52
- Beulaville 52
- Boiling Springs 52
- Broad Creek 52
- Burgaw 52
- Cape Carteret 52
- Cramerton 52
- Dallas 52
- Elroy 52
- Emerald Isle 52
- Gastonia 52
- Gorman 52
- Harrisburg 52
- Hemby Bridge 52
- Holly Ridge 52
- Indian Trail 52
- Kings Mountain 52
- Lake Park 52
- Lincolnton 52
- Locust 52
- Lowell 52
- Matthews 52
- Mint Hill 52
- Oakboro 52
- Pine Knoll Shores 52
- Pinetops 52
- Piney Green 52
- Polkton 52
- Ranlo 52
- Rocky Point 52
- Sharpsburg 52
- Skippers Corner 52
- Snow Hill 52
- South Gastonia 52
- Stallings 52
- Stanfield 52
- Surf City 52
- Unionville 52
- Wadesboro 52
- Wallace 52
- Atlantic Beach 51
- Half Moon 51
- Jacksonville 51
- Marshville 51
- Marvin 51
- Maury 51
- Mineral Springs 51
- Monroe 51
- Richlands 51
- Roanoke Rapids 51
- South Rosemary 51
- Waxhaw 51
- Weddington 51
- Wesley Chapel 51
- Wingate 51
- Halifax 50
- Huntersville 50
- Kinston 50
- Maysville 50
- Princeville 50
- Stanley 50
- Weldon 50
- Apex 49
- Charlotte 49
- Cherryville 49
- Morehead City 49
- Trenton 49
- Ayden 48
- Harkers Island 48
- Jackson 48
- Newport 48
- Scotland Neck 48
- Winterville 48
- River Bend 47
- Zebulon 47
- Brices Creek 46
- Havelock 46
- Neuse Forest 46
- Robersonville 46
- Siler City 46
- Trent Woods 46
- James City 45
- New Bern 45
- Ahoskie 44
- Fairfield Harbour 44
- Lowesville 44
- Raleigh 44
- Williamston 44
- Winton 44
- Gatesville 43
- Hendersonville 43
- Washington 43
- Windsor 43
- Bayboro 42
- Canton 42
- Jamesville 42
- River Road 42
- Andrews 41
- Knightdale 41
- Morrisville 41
- Mount Holly 41
- Statesville 40
- Bath 38
- Plymouth 38
- Waynesville 38
- Clayton 37
- Belhaven 36
- Tarboro 36
- Hickory 35
- Asheville 34
- Castle Hayne 34
- Goldsboro 34
- Flat Rock 33
- Greenville 33
- Pleasant Hill 32
- Grifton 31
- Spruce Pine 31
- Sparta 30
- Swanquarter 29
- Woodfin 29
- Bethel 28
- Hayesville 28
- Moyock 28
- Rocky Mount 28
- Wake Forest 28
- Gaston 26
- Black Mountain 25
- Enfield 25
- Columbia 24
- Denver 24
- Franklin 24
- Highlands 24
- Weaverville 23
- Millers Creek 22
- Boone 21
- Bryson City 21
- La Grange 20
- Murfreesboro 20
- Southport 20
- Murphy 19
- Cullowhee 17
- Edenton 17
- Wrightsville Beach 17
- Brevard 16
- Camden 15
- Elizabeth City 15
- Currituck 14
- Ogden 14
- Hertford 11
- Southern Shores 11
- Buxton 10
- Kill Devil Hills 10
- Kitty Hawk 10
- Manteo 10
- Nags Head 10
- Wanchese 9
- Burnsville 8
- Hampstead 5
- Wilmington 3
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