Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:03 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:21 am – 5:09 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 30°F49 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month September3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days54 days above 90°F, 82 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Raeford station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsNicholson Creek Game Landstate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 1,021 acresHoke County - Hoke County Recreation Complexrecreation area · 6.6 mi · 95 acresMcCain Tractstate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 121 acresLumber River/Drowning Creek Flatwoods and Swamp Registered Heritage Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 629 acresWeymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preservestate park · 11.0 mi · 919 acresSandhills Game Landstate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 543 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Sep 200634 mi away, near Rowland, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Sep 200634 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHoke County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025251 of 365 days measured114 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 74main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cumberland County, NC, 24 mi away
Drinking waterDoc-mccain Hospitalcommunity water system from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation224 ft68 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFirst Hoke Community Hospital5.4 miPost officeRaeford Post Office3.2 miTown hallRaeford City Hall3.2 miPoliceRaeford Police Department3.2 miFire stationNorth Raeford Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field FAY21 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU65 miInterstateI-29512 miUS highwayUS 4012.2 miAmtrakSouthern Pines, NC SOP13 miCoachSouthern PinesSunway Charters14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28361 ZIP area.
