Public Health Services

Our team strives to make Polk County a safer and healthier place for you to live, work, learn, and play. 

To accomplish this, our Mission is to embrace all members of our community by recognizing and respecting the diversity of beliefs and perspectives and by removing barriers to treating one another with compassion and acceptance.


Polk County Public Health Division Offices
  • Details for each unit can be accessed via the right navigation menu.
Main Office
2881 NC-108 Hwy E
Columbus, NC 28722
Phone: (828) 894-8271
Fax: (828) 894-8678
Hours of Operations Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Communicable Disease Control
2881 NC-108 Hwy E
Columbus, NC 28722
Phone: 828-894-8271
Fax: 828-894-8678
Hours of Operations Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Environmental Health
35 Walker Street
Columbus, NC 28722
Phone: (828) 894-3739
Fax: (828) 894-2913
Hours of Operations Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Inspectors in office 8:00 am – 9:00 am   
Permits issued 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Women Infant and Children (WIC) Nutrition
2881 NC-108 Hwy E
Columbus, NC 28722
Phone: (828) 894-8271
Fax: (828) 894-8678
Hours of Operations Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.