Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health Cabarrus6.0 miPost officeKannapolis Post Office2.7 miTown hallKannapolis City Hall2.4 miPoliceLandis Police Department4.6 miFire stationEnochville Fire and Rescue Station 491.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryFred L Wilson Elementary School1.4 miCollegeRowan - Cabarrus Community College North Carolina Research Campus and Advanced Technology Center2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA8.2 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT25 miInterstateI-854.6 miUS highwayUS 293.4 miAmtrakKannapolis, NC KAN2.6 miLight railUNC Charlotte StationCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)14 miCoachSalisbury CitgoGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:07 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:28 am – 5:13 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 29°F48 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days61 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Concord station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksKannapolis Lakelake · 1.4 miRowan - Cabarrus Community College North Carolina Research Campus and Advanced Technology Centercollege · 2.4 miRowan - Cabarrus Community College Cosmetology Center - College Stationcollege · 3.3 miBarr Lakelake · 2.7 miWest Branch Rocky Riverriver · 6.6 miSouth Prong West Branch Rocky Riverriver · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWalter M Safrit Parkpark · 1.5 miCity of Kannapolis - Bakers Creek Greenwayrecreation area · 1.9 miSecond Creek Game Landstate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 1,131 acresSalisbury National Cemeteryhistoric site · 15.4 miLake Norman State Parkstate park · 17.7 mi · 1,946 acresUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 34.4 mi · 51,867 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 19987 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 19987 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCabarrus County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025269 of 365 days measured96 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 88main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Rowan County, NC, 13 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Kannapolisserves 56,050 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2026: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation816 ft249 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
