Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min6:00 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:22 am – 5:06 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 30°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days55 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chatham Wtp station, 8 mi away; snow from Chapel Hill 2 W
Nearby landmarksRed Hillpeak · 2.1 miLambeth Mountainpeak · under a mileIl Penseroso Acres Lakelake · 2.5 miWilliams Pondlake · 1.2 miCentral Carolina Community College - Chatham Main Campuscollege · 5.4 miBig Woodswoods · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLower Haw River State Natural Areastate park · 2.2 mi · 1,105 acresChatham County - Bynum Community Parkrecreation area · under a mileCamden Parkpark · 2.4 miJordan Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 5.3 mi · 4,559 acresDeep River State Trailstate park · 9.7 mi · 1,646 acresThe Farmstate recreation area · 10.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChatham County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025262 of 365 days measured103 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Durham County, NC, 22 mi away
Drinking waterChatham Co-northserves 23,088 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation475 ft145 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorth Carolina Cancer Hospital9.4 miPost officePittsboro Post Office4.8 miTown hallPittsboro Town Hall4.8 miPolicePittsboro Police Department4.8 miFire stationNorth Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 12.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Carolina Community College - Chatham Main Campus5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU20 miInterstateI-4012 miUS highwayUS 15 501under a mileAmtrakDurham, NC DNC19 miCoachChapel Hill Myrica StFlixBus13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27228 ZIP area.
