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Population (year 2000): 4,403. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,607 (+4.6% change)
Males: 1,924 (43.7%), Females: 2,479 (56.3%)
Zip code:
23970
Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $31,078 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,800 (year 2000)
Races in South Hill:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.5%)
- Black (39.4%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (16.1%), English
(10.6%), German (6.8%), Irish (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%),
Italian (1.9%).
Land area: 6.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in South Hill
- High school or higher: 73.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in South Hill town
- Never married: 28.9%
- Now married: 45.6%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 9.7%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +78 (+1.8%).
Hospital/medical center in South Hill:
- COMMUNITY MEM HEALTH CENTER (125 BUENA VISTA
CIRCLE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near South Hill:
- MARIA PARHAM HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; HENDERSON,
NC)
- PIEDMONT GERIATRIC HOSP (about 33 miles; BURKEVILLE,
VA)
- HALIFAX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 38 miles;
ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
South Hill:
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 63 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 75 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM,
NC; ID: RDU)
- RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (about 78 miles; RICHMOND,
VA; ID: RIC)
Other public-use airports nearest to South Hill:
- MECKLENBURG-BRUNSWICK REGIONAL (about 7 miles; SOUTH
HILL, VA; ID: AVC)
- LUNENBURG COUNTY (about 16 miles; KENBRIDGE, VA; ID:
W31)
- LAWRENCEVILLE/BRUNSWICK MUNI (about 25 miles;
LAWRENCEVILLE, VA; ID: LVL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
South Hill:
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 44 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; FT
enrollment: 3,557)
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles;
PETERSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,641)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
- UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 71 miles; RICHMOND,
VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 73
miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
Public high school in South Hill:
- PARK VIEW HIGH (Students: 719; Location: 205
PARK VIEW CIRCLE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in South Hill:
- PARK VIEW MIDDLE (Students: 584; Location:
365 DOCKERY ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTH HILL ELEM. (Students: 246; Location:
313 E FRANKLIN ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
- SOUTH HILL PRIMARY (Students: 231; Location:
1050 PLANK RD; Grades: KG - 02)
- BUCKHORN ELEM. (Students: 225; Location: 500
GORDON LAKE ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
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