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 91°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F38 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month August4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days51 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Monroe Ap station, 11 mi away; snow from Charlotte Douglas Ap
Nearby landmarksCarmel Lakelake · 2.9 miLake Windermerelake · 3.1 miPfeiffer University - Charlottecollege · 6.1 miRed Hillpeak · 7.3 miQueens University of Charlottecollege · 6.5 miNumber One Settling Basinreservoir · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsArthur Goodman Memorial Parkpark · 1.8 miOlde Providence Community Parkpark · 1.8 miPolk Memorial State Historic Sitestate historic site · 7.0 miAndrew Jackson State Parkstate park · 18.6 mi · 324 acresLandsford Canal State Parkstate park · 23.4 mi · 224 acresUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 44.6 mi · 51,867 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, nearest monitors: Mecklenburg County, NC, 10 mi away
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
Elevation664 ft202 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNovant Health Matthews Medical Center2.9 miPost officeMatthews Post Office2.5 miTown hallMatthews Town Hall2.6 miPoliceCharlotte - Mecklenburg Police Department Independence Division2.6 miFire stationCharlotte Fire Department Station 391.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools2 elementary, 1 high, 4 otherHighProvidence High Schoolright hereSchoolCarmel Christian Schoolunder a mileElementaryElizabeth Lane Elementary School1.0 miCollegePfeiffer University - Charlotte6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT12 miInterstateI-4852.5 miUS highwayUS 743.4 miAmtrakCharlotte, NC CLT9.5 miLight railArrowood StationCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)6.5 miCoachCharlotteBarons Bus Lines9.4 miTransit17 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 28271 ZIP area.
