Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:52 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:17 am – 4:58 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 29°F51 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month July5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days43 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jackson station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsNorthampton County Open Spacerecreation area · 4.3 miNorth Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement (Red-cockaded Woodpecker)state conservation land · 8.4 mi · 620 acresTillery Game Landstate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 5,213 acresHistoric Halifax State Historic Sitestate historic site · 11.5 miRoanoke Earthworks State Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.3 mi · 265 acresMedoc Mountain State Parkstate park · 27.6 mi · 3,939 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 LowNorthampton County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025274 of 351 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 79main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Northampton County monitors, NC
Drinking waterNorthampton--milwaukeeserves 5,715 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique64 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation83 ft25 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHalifax Regional Medical Center15.2 miPost officeJackson Post Office2.6 miTown hallJackson Town Hall2.6 miPoliceNorthampton County Sheriff's Office2.6 miFire stationJackson Volunteer Fire Department2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHalifax Community College13.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPitt-Greenville Airport PGV50 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF75 miInterstateI-9514 miUS highwayUS 1582.1 miAmtrakRocky Mount, NC RMT37 miCoachAhoskie Ahoskie Bus StopGreyhound23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27854 ZIP area.
