Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min6:05 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:26 am – 5:11 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 28°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days39 days above 90°F, 82 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lexington station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksThree Hat Mountainpeak · 4.3 miWillomore Lakelake · 4.4 miClodfelter Lakelake · 5.6 miCobles Reservoirreservoir · 4.9 miWildcat Mountainpeak · 6.4 miDavidson County Community Collegecollege · 8.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity of Lexington - Finch Community Parkrecreation area · 4.7 mi · 126 acresLinwood Game Landstate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 144 acresAlcoa Game Landstate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 11,651 acresDavidson County Open Spacepark · 8.6 mi · 1,780 acresTrading Ford Monument State Historic Sitestate historic site · 9.7 miSalisbury National Cemeteryhistoric site · 15.8 miSource: 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 199835 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199835 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDavidson County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025157 of 343 days measured186 moderate daysMedian index 51, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Davidson County monitors, NC
Drinking waterDavidson Water INCserves 154,307 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation787 ft240 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLexington Memorial Hospital6.5 miPost officeSouthmont Post Office6.1 miTown hallLexington City Hall6.5 miPoliceDavidson County Sheriff's Office5.4 miFire stationSouth Lexington Fire Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 highHighCentral Davidson High Schoolunder a mileMiddleCentral Davidson Middle School1.0 miCollegeDavidson County Community College8.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO29 miInterstateI-853.7 miUS highwayUS 645.1 miAmtrakLexington Barbeque Festival, NC LEX6.2 miCoachSalisbury CitgoGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27293 ZIP area.
