Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:01 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:21 am – 5:07 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 31°F47 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month July2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days54 days above 90°F, 79 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sanford 8 Ne station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksCentral Carolina Community Collegecollege · 1.2 miOldhams Lakelake · 1.6 miOldham Lake Onelake · 1.8 miNonamereservoir · 9.2 miMcKay Islandisland · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLee County - OT Sloan Parkrecreation area · under a mile · 50 acresLee County - Horton Parkrecreation area · under a mileEndor Iron Furnace State Historic Sitestate historic site · 6.0 mi · 402 acresLee Game Landstate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 1,395 acresDeep River State Trailstate park · 10.5 mi · 1,646 acresChatham Game Landstate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 2,724 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLee County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025251 of 365 days measured114 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 74main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cumberland County, NC, 35 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Sanfordserves 48,350 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation412 ft126 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentral Carolina Hospital1.3 miPost officeSanford Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSanford City Hall1.6 miPoliceLee County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationSanford Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 high, 2 otherSchoolFloyd L Knight Children's Centerunder a mileHighLee County High Schoolunder a mileSchoolBragg Street Academy1.0 miCollegeCentral Carolina Community College1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU35 miInterstateI-29526 miUS highwayUS 421under a mileAmtrakSouthern Pines, NC SOP24 miCoachSanfordSunway Charters1.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27237 ZIP area.
