Air quality in North Carolina

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

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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING

Real-time North Carolina
Most polluted city ranking

#cityUS AQI
1 Mebane

62

2 Kinston

50

3 Andrews

31

4 Castle Hayne

31

5 Waynesville

31

6 Bethel

28

7 Spruce Pine

27

8 Stokesdale

27

9 Weaverville

26

10 Flat Rock

25

(local time)

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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING

Real-time North Carolina
Cleanest city ranking

#cityUS AQI
1 Hampstead

1

2 Elizabeth City

3

3 Knightdale

4

4 Lexington

4

5 Murphy

4

6 Beaufort

7

7 Lowell

7

8 Boone

8

9 Gaston

8

10 Millers Creek

8

(local time)

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