Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:15 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:34 am – 5:21 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 27°F59 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month July7 in of snow a year, on about 2 days10 days above 90°F, 88 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hendersonville 1 Ne station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Sitehistoric site · 3.7 mi · 269 acresGreen River Game Landstate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 15,068 acresThe Park At Flat Rockpark · 2.6 mi · 64 acresCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Bufferstate historic site · 4.0 miHenderson County - Jackson Parkrecreation area · 3.4 mi · 195 acresMelrose Mountain Plant Conservation Preservestate conservation land · 7.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Aug 200546 mi away, near Hot Springs, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202334 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateHenderson County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025268 of 365 days measured97 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Buncombe County, NC, 23 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Hendersonvilleserves 79,278 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,174 ft663 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPardee Hospital4.8 miPost officeEast Flat Rock Post Office2.3 miTown hallFlat Rock Town Hall3.4 miPoliceHenderson County Sheriff's Office4.1 miFire stationBlue Ridge Fire and Rescue1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryUpward Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeBlue Ridge Community College2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL13 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT82 miInterstateI-26under a mileUS highwayUS 74under a mileAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS69 miCoachAshevilleSunway Charters23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28724 ZIP area.
