Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:08 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:28 am – 5:14 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, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksGriffith Lakesreservoir · 1.2 miDream Lakelake · 3.3 miSwaringer Lakelake · 3.4 miUniversity of North Carolina at Charlottecollege · 4.8 miVances Twin Lakesreservoir · 2.9 miDerita Mineral Springspring · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHucks Road Community Parkpark · 1.4 miTradition Golf Courserecreation area · 1.9 mi · 194 acresLake Norman State Parkstate park · 22.8 mi · 1,946 acresUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 42.1 mi · 51,867 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199815 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199815 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
Elevation791 ft241 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health University City3.8 miPost officeWT Harris Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHuntersville Town Hall5.6 miPoliceCharlotte - Mecklenburg Police Department North Division2.3 miFire stationCharlotte Fire Department Station 281.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 elementary, 2 otherElementaryDavid Cox Road Elementary Schoolright hereElementaryCroft Coummunity Schoolunder a mileSchoolPioneer Springs Community School1.3 miCollegeUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA6.4 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT12 miInterstateI-4852.1 miUS highwayUS 212.4 miAmtrakCharlotte, NC CLT6.7 miLight railJW Clay Park and RideCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)3.8 miCoachCharlotte Bus StationFlixBus7.8 miTransit7 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 28266 ZIP area.
