Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min6:03 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:27 am – 5:09 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 30°F44 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month September7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days33 days above 90°F, 68 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Piedmont Triad Intl Ap station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksCrawfords Lakelake · 1.7 miWalkers Lakelake · 1.9 miBerry Water Gardensreservoir · 2.0 miOak Ridge Town Parkpark · 6.2 miCascades Preservepark · 6.2 miWinston - Salem State Universitycollege · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of Kernersville Open Space - Fourth of July Parkrecreation area · under a mileTown of Kernersville Open Space - Century Lake Parkrecreation area · under a mileHistoric Old Salem State Historic Sitestate historic site · 9.3 miGuilford Courthouse National Military Parkhistoric site · 13.1 mi · 228 acresHaw River State Parkstate park · 18.6 mi · 1,481 acresHanging Rock State Parkstate park · 19.9 mi · 8,275 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 ModerateForsyth County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025232 of 365 days measured133 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 100main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Forsyth County monitors, NC
Drinking waterAbington S/dserves 1,506 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation976 ft297 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNovant Health Kernersville Medical Center2.7 miPost officeKernersville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallKernersville Town Hallunder a milePoliceWinston - Salem Police Department District 2 Office Complex7.6 miFire stationKernersville Fire Department Station 1 Headquartersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryKernersville Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleKernersville Middle School1.5 miCollegeWinston - Salem State University8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO8.2 miInterstateI-402.2 miUS highwayUS 421under a mileAmtrakHigh Point, NC HPT12 miCoachWinston-Salem NC - Clark Campbell Trans. Ctr. (WNS)Greyhound9.2 miTransit1 stop within a milePiedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27285 ZIP area.
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