Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:22 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:40 am – 5:28 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 25°F59 in of rain a year, on about 97 dayswettest month December4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days21 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Murphy 4ese station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksValley Riverriver · under a mileFS JOGGING TRAILHEADtrailhead · 1.1 miTanglewood Lake Upperlake · 1.5 miTanglewood Lake Number Twolake · 1.8 miWildcat Mountainpeak · 2.2 miBates Mountainpeak · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChattahoochee National Forestnational forest · 2.4 mi · 751,615 acresTown of Murphy and Cherokee County - Konaheta Parkrecreation area · under a mileChattahoochee Purchase Unitnational forest · 12.5 miBrasstown Valley Resortstate recreation area · 14.0 mi · 508 acresNantahala Purchase Unitnational forest · 15.5 mi · 730 acresNantahala National Forestnational forest · 17.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197349 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 May 202531 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCherokee County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025336 of 348 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 32, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Macon County, NC, 35 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Murphyserves 4,498 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,541 ft470 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalErlanger Western Carolina Hospital4.2 miPost officeMurphy Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMurphy City Hallunder a milePoliceMurphy Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationMurphy Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolThe Learning Center Charter Schoolright hereElementaryMurphy Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighMurphy High School1.1 miCollegeTri - County Community College4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS50 miUS highwayUS 19 Busunder a mileAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA54 miTransit8 stops within a mileCherokee County Transit (CCT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28903 ZIP area.
