Granville County & Municipalities
Granville County is located in the upper Piedmont plateau of North Carolina and covers 536 square miles at an average elevation of 476 feet.
The internationally renowned Research Triangle Park, the world's largest research complex, is only a 30-minute drive.
Interstate 85 runs through the county providing easy access in all directions.
The county seat is Oxford, surrounded by vital growing industries, while retaining its historic past. Granville County, while steeped in history, is moving into the 21st century with a well-diversified industrial base and a motivated, well-trained labor force.
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Local Government Structure
Granville County: Board of Commissioners, and County Manager.
City of Oxford: Board of Commissioners, and City Manager.
City of Creedmoor: Board of Commissioners, and City Manager.
The municipalities of Stem and Stovall have a Mayor and Board of Commissioners.
The incorporated town of Butner has a Mayor and Town Council.
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Local Property Tax Rates
Granville County: .755
City of Oxford .55
City of Creedmoor: .725
Town of Stem .45
Town of Stovall .49
Town of Butner .25
Lyon Station Sanitary District .095
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Utilities
Embarq Telecommunications
Verizon Telecommunications
Time Warner Cable
Road Runner Internet Access
Progress Energy
Duke Energy
Wake Electric Corporation
PSNC Energy
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Water and Wastewater Treatment
The City of Oxford is part of the Kerr Lake regional water system and has its own wastewater treatment plant.
The Town of Butner and City of Creedmoor each has its own water source with the wastewater treatment plant in Butner.
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