Mount Airy, North Carolina

Mount Airy
City
Downtown Mount Airy (2011)
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  Mayberry, The Granite City
Mount Airy Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°30′30″N 80°36′55″W / 36.50833°N 80.61528°W / 36.50833; -80.61528
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Surry
Settled	1750s
Incorporated	1885
Government
• Mayor	Jon Cawley
Area [1]
• Total	11.86 sq mi (30.73 km2)
• Land	11.72 sq mi (30.35 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,063 ft (324 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,676
• Density	911.15/sq mi (351.81/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	27030–27031
Area code	336
FIPS code	37-44800[3]
GNIS feature ID	2404317[2]
Website	www.mountairy.org

Mount Airy /ˈmaʊntəri/^[4] is a city within Surry County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 10,676, an increase of 288 (+2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 10,388.^[5] As of 2020, the city was one of the most populous municipalities in Surry County. Mount Airy is located within the Piedmont Triad metropolitan region.