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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 | Ogden | 76 |
| 2 | Fayetteville | 45 |
| 3 | Hope Mills | 45 |
| 4 | Rockwell | 38 |
| 5 | Gaston | 37 |
| 6 | Bryson City | 36 |
| 7 | Waynesville | 36 |
| 8 | Hickory | 35 |
| 9 | Andrews | 33 |
| 10 | Candor | 33 |
(local time)
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Real-time North Carolina
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampstead | 3 |
| 2 | Wilmington | 3 |
| 3 | Brevard | 5 |
| 4 | Elizabeth City | 5 |
| 5 | Murphy | 7 |
| 6 | Boone | 8 |
| 7 | Stanley | 9 |
| 8 | Wake Forest | 9 |
| 9 | Spruce Pine | 10 |
| 10 | Weaverville | 10 |
(local time)
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4 Government Contributors
- CleanAIRE NC
23 stations
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2 Educational Contributors
Eastern Research Group (ERG)1 station
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- CU Tigers
1 station
- Glen Lafreniere
1 station
- Andrew
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- Todd Floyd
1 station
Ashley Hackshaw1 station
- BC
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NASA AQCS 161 station
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- PhilattheBeach
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- Leonard
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11 Individual Contributors
143 Anonymous contributors143 stations
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- Ogden 76
- Mayodan 48
- Danbury 47
- Eden 47
- King 47
- Madison 47
- Mount Airy 47
- Toast 47
- Walnut Cove 47
- Wentworth 47
- Aberdeen 46
- Advance 46
- Archdale 46
- Blowing Rock 46
- Cajahs Mountain 46
- Clemmons 46
- Cricket 46
- Dobson 46
- Drexel 46
- Ellerbe 46
- Fairplains 46
- Gamewell 46
- Gibsonville 46
- Glen Alpine 46
- Glen Raven 46
- Hamlet 46
- Hays 46
- High Point 46
- Jamestown 46
- Kernersville 46
- Laurel Hill 46
- Laurinburg 46
- Lenoir 46
- Lewisville 46
- Maxton 46
- McLeansville 46
- Midway 46
- Moravian Falls 46
- Morganton 46
- Mulberry 46
- North Wilkesboro 46
- Oak Ridge 46
- Pilot Mountain 46
- Pinebluff 46
- Pinehurst 46
- Raeford 46
- Red Springs 46
- Reidsville 46
- Saint Pauls 46
- Seven Lakes 46
- Southern Pines 46
- Southmont 46
- Summerfield 46
- Thomasville 46
- Thurmond 46
- Tobaccoville 46
- Trinity 46
- Tyro 46
- Walkertown 46
- Wallburg 46
- Welcome 46
- White Plains 46
- Wilkesboro 46
- Yanceyville 46
- Bakersville 45
- Banner Elk 45
- Bermuda Run 45
- Biscoe 45
- Bladenboro 45
- Boonville 45
- Burlington 45
- Carthage 45
- Clinton 45
- Connelly Springs 45
- Cordova 45
- Denton 45
- East Rockingham 45
- East Spencer 45
- Eastover 45
- Elizabethtown 45
- Elkin 45
- Elon 45
- Fairmont 45
- Fayetteville 45
- Forest Oaks 45
- Fort Bragg 45
- Foscoe 45
- Graham 45
- Granite Quarry 45
- Haw River 45
- Hope Mills 45
- Hudson 45
- Hurdle Mills 45
- Jonesville 45
- Lumberton 45
- Marion 45
- Mocksville 45
- Mount Gilead 45
- Newland 45
- Norwood 45
- Pembroke 45
- Pleasant Garden 45
- Rockingham 45
- Roseboro 45
- Rowland 45
- Roxboro 45
- Rutherford College 45
- Salem 45
- Sawmills 45
- Spencer 45
- Spring Lake 45
- Stedman 45
- Troy 45
- Valdese 45
- Vander 45
- West Marion 45
- Whispering Pines 45
- Yadkinville 45
- Asheboro 44
- Badin 44
- Bethlehem 44
- China Grove 44
- Claremont 44
- Conover 44
- Enochville 44
- Granite Falls 44
- Halifax 44
- Hildebran 44
- Icard 44
- Jefferson 44
- Kenansville 44
- Landis 44
- Longview 44
- Mooresville 44
- Mount Pleasant 44
- Mountain View 44
- Newton 44
- Northlakes 44
- Red Oak 44
- Rhodhiss 44
- Roanoke Rapids 44
- Robbins 44
- Rose Hill 44
- Saint Stephens 44
- Sanford 44
- Sherrills Ford 44
- South Rosemary 44
- Stony Point 44
- Swepsonville 44
- Taylorsville 44
- Township of Taylorsville 44
- Troutman 44
- Warsaw 44
- Weldon 44
- West Jefferson 44
- Benson 43
- Broadway 43
- Brogden 43
- Buies Creek 43
- Butner 43
- Coats 43
- Creedmoor 43
- Denver 43
- Dunn 43
- Elroy 43
- Erwin 43
- Fearrington Village 43
- Forest City 43
- Franklinton 43
- Franklinville 43
- Green Level 43
- Hemby Bridge 43
- Henderson 43
- Holly Springs 43
- Indian Trail 43
- Jackson 43
- Kannapolis 43
- Lake Norman of Catawba 43
- Lake Park 43
- Liberty 43
- Locust 43
- Louisburg 43
- Maiden 43
- Mar-Mac 43
- Marvin 43
- Matthews 43
- Mint Hill 43
- Nashville 43
- Norlina 43
- Oakboro 43
- Oxford 43
- Plain View 43
- Polkton 43
- Pumpkin Center 43
- Ramseur 43
- Randleman 43
- Rutherfordton 43
- Saxapahaw 43
- Scotland Neck 43
- Scotts Mill 43
- South Henderson 43
- Spindale 43
- Stallings 43
- Stanfield 43
- Wadesboro 43
- Wallace 43
- Warrenton 43
- Westport 43
- Youngsville 43
- Angier 42
- Archer Lodge 42
- Belmont 42
- Cramerton 42
- Elm City 42
- Fairview 42
- Four Oaks 42
- Lake Lure 42
- Lincolnton 42
- Lowell 42
- Marshville 42
- Mineral Springs 42
- Monroe 42
- Princeton 42
- Princeville 42
- Ranlo 42
- Rolesville 42
- Sharpsburg 42
- Shelby 42
- Smithfield 42
- Spring Hope 42
- Swannanoa 42
- Unionville 42
- Waxhaw 42
- Weddington 42
- Wesley Chapel 42
- West Raleigh 42
- Wilson 42
- Wingate 42
- Avery Creek 41
- Bent Creek 41
- Bessemer City 41
- Beulaville 41
- Biltmore Forest 41
- Boiling Springs 41
- Columbus 41
- Dallas 41
- Dana 41
- Edneyville 41
- Fletcher 41
- Fremont 41
- Fruitland 41
- Gastonia 41
- Hoopers Creek 41
- Kenly 41
- Kings Mountain 41
- Lucama 41
- Mars Hill 41
- Marshall 41
- Pine Level 41
- Pinetops 41
- Royal Pines 41
- Selma 41
- Snow Hill 41
- South Gastonia 41
- Tryon 41
- Wilsons Mills 41
- Balfour 40
- Barker Heights 40
- Chadbourn 40
- East Flat Rock 40
- Horse Shoe 40
- Laurel Park 40
- Maury 40
- Mills River 40
- Mountain Home 40
- West Canton 40
- Etowah 39
- Otto 39
- Valley Hill 39
- Whiteville 39
- Ayden 38
- Clyde 38
- Hazelwood 38
- Lake Junaluska 38
- Robbinsville 38
- Rockwell 38
- Sylva 38
- Brunswick 37
- Cove Creek 37
- Gaston 37
- Maggie Valley 37
- Robersonville 37
- Winterville 37
- Ahoskie 36
- Bryson City 36
- Lake Waccamaw 36
- Waynesville 36
- Williamston 36
- Windsor 36
- Hickory 35
- Winton 35
- Gatesville 34
- Richlands 34
- Andrews 33
- Burgaw 33
- Candor 33
- Canton 33
- Jamesville 33
- Lexington 31
- Washington 31
- Tabor City 30
- Trenton 30
- Albemarle 29
- Garner 29
- Plymouth 29
- Greensboro 28
- Half Moon 28
- Knightdale 28
- Stoneville 28
- Rockfish 27
- Wrightsville Beach 27
- Gorman 26
- Jacksonville 26
- Rocky Point 26
- Bethel 25
- Cornelius 25
- Kinston 25
- Maysville 25
- Midland 25
- Morrisville 25
- Newell 25
- Pineville 25
- Piney Green 25
- River Bend 25
- River Road 25
- Brices Creek 24
- Cape Carteret 24
- Cedar Point 24
- Durham 24
- Grifton 24
- Holly Ridge 24
- Pleasant Hill 24
- Rocky Mount 24
- Sneads Ferry 24
- Surf City 24
- Swansboro 24
- Trent Woods 24
- Broad Creek 23
- Cherryville 23
- Edenton 23
- Emerald Isle 23
- Fuquay-Varina 23
- James City 23
- Moyock 23
- New Bern 23
- Raleigh 23
- Rural Hall 23
- Skippers Corner 23
- Winston-Salem 23
- Beaufort 22
- Calabash 22
- Carolina Shores 22
- Enfield 22
- Fairfield Harbour 22
- Leland 22
- Lillington 22
- Murraysville 22
- Navassa 22
- Neuse Forest 22
- Northchase 22
- Salisbury 22
- Sunset Beach 22
- Wrightsboro 22
- Bayshore 21
- Cary 21
- Charlotte 21
- Clayton 21
- Harrisburg 21
- Havelock 21
- Hillsborough 21
- Kings Grant 21
- Lowesville 21
- Millers Creek 21
- Murfreesboro 21
- Newport 21
- Pine Knoll Shores 21
- Seagate 21
- Shallotte 21
- Siler City 21
- Southport 21
- Tarboro 21
- Belville 20
- Boiling Spring Lakes 20
- Bolivia 20
- Carrboro 20
- Chapel Hill 20
- Long Beach 20
- Masonboro 20
- Mebane 20
- Myrtle Grove 20
- Oak Island 20
- Saint James 20
- Silver Lake 20
- Atlantic Beach 19
- Carolina Beach 19
- Concord 19
- Greenville 19
- Huntersville 19
- Kure Beach 19
- Sea Breeze 19
- Sparta 19
- Zebulon 19
- Asheville 18
- Bath 18
- Bayboro 18
- Black Mountain 18
- Castle Hayne 18
- Davidson 18
- Morehead City 18
- Wendell 18
- Harkers Island 17
- Hendersonville 17
- La Grange 17
- Woodfin 17
- Belhaven 16
- Goldsboro 16
- Mount Holly 16
- Mount Olive 16
- Camden 15
- Columbia 15
- Franklin 15
- Hayesville 15
- Hertford 15
- Highlands 15
- Flat Rock 14
- Pittsboro 14
- Apex 13
- Buxton 13
- Farmville 13
- Swanquarter 13
- Cherokee 12
- Burnsville 11
- Cullowhee 11
- Currituck 11
- Statesville 11
- Spruce Pine 10
- Wanchese 10
- Weaverville 10
- Kill Devil Hills 9
- Kitty Hawk 9
- Manteo 9
- Nags Head 9
- Southern Shores 9
- Stanley 9
- Wake Forest 9
- Boone 8
- Murphy 7
- Brevard 5
- Elizabeth City 5
- Stokesdale 5
- Hampstead 3
- Wilmington 3
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