Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:12 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:30 am – 5:17 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 27°F50 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month March4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days43 days above 90°F, 88 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Shelby 2 Nw station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksBookout Lakelake · under a mileFiber Industies Water Supply Lakelake · under a mileWhitaker Mountainpeak · 4.6 miFirst Broad Riverriver · 4.9 miBowens Riverriver · 5.3 miCleveland Community Collegecollege · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHolly Oak Parkpark · 5.0 miMountain View Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.5 miKings Mountain National Military Parkhistoric site · 7.8 mi · 4,111 acresKings Mountain State Parkstate park · 9.3 mi · 115 acresCrowders Mountain State Parkstate park · 9.7 miLake Cherokeestate recreation area · 10.6 mi · 134 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 3.2 on 5 Jun 199849 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 4 Aug 200737 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCleveland County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 361 days measured85 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: York County, SC, 25 mi away
Drinking waterCleveland County Waterserves 59,395 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation810 ft247 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health Cleveland7.3 miPost officeEarl Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEarl City Hallunder a milePoliceGrover Police Department5.3 miFire stationNumber Three Township Volunteer Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryTownship Three Elementary School1.5 miCollegeCleveland Community College6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT34 miInterstateI-854.3 miUS highwayUS 295.3 miAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS22 miCoachShelbySunway Charters6.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28038 ZIP area.
