Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:15 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 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, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Rugbylake · 2.9 miBriar Lakelake · under a mileWolf Mountainpeak · 3.5 miLong John Mountainpeak · under a mileTurley Fallswaterfall · 1.0 miMills Riverriver · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of Laurel Park - Rhododendron Lake Nature Parkrecreation area · 1.1 miCity of Hendersonville - Patton Parkrecreation area · 2.0 miCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Sitehistoric site · 4.4 mi · 269 acresCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Bufferstate historic site · 4.4 miGreen River Game Landstate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 15,068 acresPisgah National Forestnational forest · 12.3 mi · 510,983 acresSource: 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 200542 mi away, near Hot Springs, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202327 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, 20 mi away
Drinking waterBear Wallow Valley MHPserves 124 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,198 ft670 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPardee Hospital2.0 miPost officeHorse Shoe Post Office2.8 miTown hallLaurel Park Town Hall1.2 miPoliceLaurel Park Police Department1.2 miFire stationValley Hill Fire and Rescue Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL8.1 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT88 miInterstateI-263.4 miUS highwayUS 64under a mileAmtrakGreenville, SC GRV33 miCoachAshevilleSunway Charters19 miTransit2 stops within a mileApple Country Public Transit (ACPT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28727 ZIP area.
