Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:17 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:37 am – 5:23 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 24°F50 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month December11 in of snow a year, on about 7 days3 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waynesville 1 E station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsCold Mountain Game Landstate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 3,384 acresCherokee National Forestnational forest · 7.3 mi · 661,139 acresGreat Smoky Mountains National Parknational park · 13.0 mi · 279,592 acresPisgah View State Parkstate park · 12.1 mi · 499 acresPisgah National Forestnational forest · 22.5 mi · 510,983 acresGorges State Parkstate park · 24.7 mi · 8,122 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Aug 200531 mi away, near Hot Springs, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202311 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHaywood County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025234 of 263 days measured29 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Haywood County monitors, NC
Drinking waterTown of Waynesvilleserves 19,758 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: surface water treatment, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,767 ft843 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHaywood Regional Medical Center5.2 miPost officeHazelwood Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWaynesville Town Hall1.7 miPoliceHaywood County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationWaynesville Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryHazelwood Elementary School1.0 miMiddleWaynesville Middle School1.2 miHighCentral Haywood High School1.3 miCollegeHaywood Community College5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL26 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS61 miInterstateI-406.7 miUS highwayUS 23 Busunder a mileAmtrakGreenville, SC GRV54 miCoachAsheville Asheland AveGreyhound27 miTransit6 stops within a mileHaywood Public TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28738 ZIP area.
