Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min6:10 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:32 am – 5:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 28°F52 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month June5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days35 days above 90°F, 91 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morganton station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsJohns River Game Landstate conservation land · under a mile · 6,448 acresShadowline Parkpark · under a mileCity of Morganton - Catawba Meadows Parkrecreation area · 1.7 mi · 204 acresSouth Mountains State Parkstate park · 8.3 mi · 21,329 acresLake James State Parkstate park · 10.9 miTable Rock Fish Hatcherystate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 251 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Oct 198440 mi away, near Boone, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Dec 201421 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBurke County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025239 of 347 days measured108 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Catawba County, NC, 27 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Morgantonserves 27,221 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,176 ft358 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of North Carolina Health Blue Ridge Hospital3.8 miPost officeMorganton Post Office2.7 miTown hallMorganton City Hall2.2 miPoliceMorganton Police Department2.7 miFire stationMorganton Fire Station 70 - 12.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherSchoolNew Dimensions Schoolunder a mileMiddleWalter Johnson Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryHillcrest Elementary School1.7 miCollegeWestern Piedmont Community College4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL54 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT57 miInterstateI-404.3 miUS highwayUS 64under a mileAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS46 miCoachLenoirSunway Charters13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28647 ZIP area.
