Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:08 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:26 am – 5:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 30°F48 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month August2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days55 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Monroe 2 Se station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBaucom Lakelake · 1.7 miLake Twittylake · 2.7 miWingate Universitycollege · 6.7 miSouth Piedmont Community College - Old Charlotte Highway Campuscollege · 6.7 miRed Hillpeak · 7.9 miPolk Mountainpeak · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of Fairview - Fairview Parkrecreation area · 4.9 miMonroe Aquatics & Fitness Center Monroe Aquatics Centerrecreation area · 5.0 miAndrew Jackson State Parkstate park · 22.5 mi · 324 acresPee Dee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.6 mi · 8,654 acresLandsford Canal State Parkstate park · 28.3 mi · 219 acresUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 34.1 mi · 51,867 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 13 Apr 199842 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199837 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateUnion County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025223 of 245 days measured22 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Union County monitors, NC
Drinking waterUnion County Water Systemserves 169,685 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation573 ft175 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health Union Hospital6.3 miPost officeMonroe Annex Post Office5.6 miTown hallUnionville Town Hall1.4 miPoliceMonroe Police Department6.2 miFire stationUnionville Volunteer Fire Department Station 211.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA25 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT27 miInterstateI-4858.8 miUS highwayUS 6011.2 miAmtrakCharlotte, NC CLT22 miCoachMonroe A&G ExpressGreyhound5.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28111 ZIP area.
