High Point, NC Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in High Point, NC, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Flagged hours
- 11 p.m.-7 a.m. (non-exclusive)
- Distance trigger
- audible 30+ ft from property line
- First penalty
- $200 civil fine
- Applies to
- dwellings, hotel/motel rooms
Summary
Playing a radio, TV, stereo or instrument audible 30 feet or more from a dwelling's property line, especially between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., violates High Point's noise ordinance.
Radios, stereos, etc. The playing of any radio, television set, record player, stereo or other sound reproduction system, musical instrument or sound-producing or sound-amplifying device on the premises of any dwelling, hotel or motel room, in such manner or with such volume, particularly but not limited to the hours between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., if the sound generated is audible at a distance of 30 feet or more from the dwelling's property line, or, in the case of a hotel or motel room, the unit's most outer boundary wall.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9 | Development Ordinance: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
High Point Code of Ordinances § 12-1-10(b)(2) declares it a noise violation to play a radio, television, record player, stereo, musical instrument, or other sound device on residential, hotel, or motel premises 'in such manner or with such volume, particularly but not limited to the hours between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.,' if the sound is audible 30 feet or more from the dwelling's property line, or from a hotel/motel unit's outer wall. Enforcement carries escalating civil penalties of $200, then $400, then $500, plus possible misdemeanor prosecution.
Violations & Fines
Loud music or TV audible 30 feet or more from your property line, especially overnight, draws a $200 civil citation for a first offense under § 12-1-10(b)(2), escalating on repeat.
Frequently Asked Questions
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