Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:06 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:10 am – 4:14 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 16°F48 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month December48 in of snow a year, on about 17 days16 days above 90°F, 129 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Middleton station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsPark Street Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileIpswich River Parkpark · under a mile · 50 acresBreakheart Reservationstate park · 5.9 miDanvers State Hospital Cemeterystate historic site · 5.7 miLynn Woods Reservationstate park · 7.6 miJ. C. Phillips Sanctuarystate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 217 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202543 mi away, near York Harbor, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202543 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMiddlesex County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025299 of 365 days measured65 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Middlesex County monitors, MA
Drinking waterNorth Reading Water Dept.serves 16,379 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation159 ft48 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTewksbury Hospital7.1 miPost officeNorth Reading Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNorth Reading Town Hall1.9 miPoliceNorth Reading Town Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationNorth Reading Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherMiddleNorth Reading Middle Schoolright hereHighNorth Reading High Schoolunder a mileElementaryBatchelder Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeNorth Shore Community College - Danvers Campus5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaurence G Hanscom Field BED13 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS16 miInterstateI-933.2 miUS highwayUS 15.7 miAmtrakWoburn, MA WOB5.2 miRailNorth WilmingtonMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)3.9 miCoachMethuen - Lawrence, MA (Methuen Park and Ride at 144 Pelham St, Methuen, MA. Free overnight parking is available, at owner's own risk.)OurBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01889 ZIP area.
