Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:09 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:27 am – 5:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 32°F44 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month August4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days49 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Charlotte Douglas Ap station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksCarmel Lakelake · under a mileChallis Lakelake · under a milePfeiffer University - Charlottecollege · 4.7 miSoutheastern School of Neuromuscular Therapy-Charlottecollege · 5.8 miNumber One Settling Basinreservoir · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOlde Providence Community Parkpark · 1.3 miPolk Memorial State Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.7 miBallantyne's Backyard Community Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 121 acresAndrew Jackson State Parkstate park · 17.8 mi · 324 acresLandsford Canal State Parkstate park · 22.1 mi · 224 acresCrowders Mountain State Parkstate park · 26.9 mi · 5,210 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 13 Apr 199845 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199831 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMecklenburg County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality48% of days had good air in 2025176 of 365 days measured189 moderate daysMedian index 51, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Mecklenburg County monitors, NC
Drinking waterCharlotte Waterserves 1,163,701 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation585 ft178 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCarolinas HealthCare System Pineville2.9 miPost officeSouth Providence Post Office1.7 miTown hallPineville Town Hall4.1 miPoliceCharlotte - Mecklenburg Police Department South Division2.2 miFire stationCharlotte Fire Department Station 241.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools3 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high, 2 otherMiddleCharlotte Country Day Schoolunder a mileSchoolCalvary Christian Academy1.3 miSchoolIgnite Achievement Academy1.4 miCollegePfeiffer University - Charlotte4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT10 miInterstateI-4853.2 miUS highwayUS 5212.8 miAmtrakCharlotte, NC CLT9.6 miLight railI-485 StationCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)3.5 miCoachCharlotteBarons Bus Lines8.9 miTransit10 stops within a mileCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28225 ZIP area.
