Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:07 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:27 am – 5:13 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 29°F48 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days61 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Concord station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksBuffalo Ranch Lakelake · under a mileLake Lynnlake · 1.3 miStrayer Universitycollege · 5.6 miCabarrus College of Health Sciencescollege · 5.9 miTwin Lakesreservoir · 7.3 miWillow View Lakesreservoir · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLes Myers Parkpark · 2.2 miJ.W. (Mickey) Mcgee Jr. Parkpark · 3.3 miReed Gold Mine State Historic Sitestate historic site · 7.2 mi · 831 acresSalisbury National Cemeteryhistoric site · 19.3 miMorrow Mountain State Parkstate park · 23.0 mi · 5,596 acresUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 26.0 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 199819 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199819 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCabarrus County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025269 of 365 days measured96 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 88main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Rowan County, NC, 18 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Concordserves 120,548 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation619 ft189 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health Cabarrus5.7 miPost officeConcord Post Office3.6 miTown hallConcord City Hall3.8 miPoliceCabarrus County Sheriff's Office3.6 miFire stationConcord Fire Station 41.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryA T Allen Elementary School1.5 miCollegeStrayer University5.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA11 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT26 miInterstateI-856.3 miUS highwayUS 6011.7 miAmtrakKannapolis, NC KAN9.7 miLight railUNC Charlotte StationCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)13 miCoachAlbemarle (Vac & Dash)Sunway Charters18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28026 ZIP area.
