Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Sylva, NC

Sylva community health snapshot

2 urgent care locations for 2,646 residents of Sylva — about 7.6 per 10,000 people.

• 2,646Residents
• 23.7%Without health insuranceabove North Carolina's 9.9%
• $44,086Median household incomebelow North Carolina's $72,388
• 28.4%Under 18above North Carolina's 21.8%
• 14.6%65 and olderbelow North Carolina's 17.2%
• 19.4%Below the poverty lineabove North Carolina's 13.0%

With 23.7% of residents uninsured, self-pay pricing matters here — ask any clinic for its self-pay rate before your visit, and see your rights against surprise bills.

Families, coverage and getting to care in Sylva

• 8.5%Children under 5above North Carolina's 5.6%
• 23.6%Households with childrenbelow North Carolina's 29.1%
• 44.7%Covered by public insuranceabove North Carolina's 36.0%
• 40.1%Covered by private insurancebelow North Carolina's 67.0%
• 12.2%Living with a disabilitybelow North Carolina's 13.6%
• 10.0%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homebelow North Carolina's 13.5%
• 8.6%Households without a vehicleabove North Carolina's 5.3%
• 23.6 minAverage commute to workNorth Carolina average 25.1 min
• 4.9%Veterans (adults)below North Carolina's 7.4%

• 44.7% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.
• Young children make up 8.5% of the population — see which clinics offer pediatric urgent care.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Sylva town, North Carolina in Jackson County; North Carolina comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry