Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:14 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:33 am – 5:20 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 32°F64 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month August5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days33 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tryon station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsTown of Tryon - Harmon Fieldrecreation area · under a mileGreen River Game Landstate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 15,068 acresZiglar Fieldpark · 1.9 miMelrose Mountain Plant Conservation Preservestate conservation land · 3.8 miChestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 1,739 acresChestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve / Glassy Mountain Archery Only Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 164 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197947 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202343 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPolk County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025201 of 365 days measured164 moderate daysMedian index 48, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Spartanburg County, SC, 25 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Tryonserves 5,494 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,041 ft317 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Luke's Hospital1.3 miPost officeLynn Post Officeunder a mileTown hallTryon Town Hall1.7 miPoliceTryon Police Department1.7 miFire stationTryon Fire Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolTryon Seventh Day Adventist Schoolunder a mileElementaryTryon Elementary School1.6 miCollegeBlue Ridge Community College11.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL22 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT73 miInterstateI-261.3 miUS highwayUS 741.3 miAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS61 miCoachSpartanburgFlixBus21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28750 ZIP area.
