Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min6:01 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:27 am – 5:07 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 27°F47 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month September5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days38 days above 90°F, 99 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Eden station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsFreedom Parkpark · 1.4 miDan River Game Landstate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 1,700 acresEden Parkpark · 3.6 miMayo River State Parkstate park · 11.0 mi · 2,856 acresHaw River State Parkstate park · 16.5 mi · 1,481 acresFairy Stone State Parkstate park · 25.9 mi · 5,344 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 LowRockingham County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025231 of 243 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 74main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rockingham County monitors, NC
Drinking waterCity of Edenserves 15,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation534 ft163 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUNC Rockingham Health Care Hospitalunder a milePost officeEden Post Office1.1 miTown hallEden City Hall1.0 miPoliceRockingham County Sheriff's Office7.8 miFire stationEden Fire Department Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryLeaksville - Spray Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleHolmes Middle Schoolunder a mileHighMorehead High Schoolunder a mileCollegeRockingham Community College7.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO29 miInterstateI-7319 miUS highwayUS 2208.4 miAmtrakGreensboro, NC GRO30 miCoachReidsvilleSunway Charters9.1 miTransit10 stops within a mileskat TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27289 ZIP area.
