North Carolina air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution

05:51, Apr 7 (local time)

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North Carolina AQI Ranking

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140

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93

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80

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80

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80

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76

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75

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70

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70

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70

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North Carolina air pollution by cities

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

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