Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:08 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:29 am – 5:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 31°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month August5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days43 days above 90°F, 53 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Catawba 5 Sw station, 13 mi away; snow from Statesville 2 Nne
Nearby landmarksLake Normanlake · 1.0 miRock Springsspring · 4.4 miBeatty Ford Islands (historical)island · 2.3 miNixon Lakelake · 3.7 miGraham Island (historical)island · 3.3 miForney Creek Trail Trailheadtrailhead · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLincoln County - Rescue Squad Parkrecreation area · 3.9 miTown of Cornelius - Torrence Chapel Parkrecreation area · 4.4 miLake Norman State Parkstate park · 8.3 mi · 1,946 acresWilderness Gateway State Trailstate park · 23.5 mi · 485 acresUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 50.1 mi · 51,867 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 3.2 on 5 Jun 19989 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Dec 201449 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowIredell County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm 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, 18 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Mooresvilleserves 52,509 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation754 ft230 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDuke Health Lake Norman Hospital5.4 miPost officeDenver Post Office4.0 miTown hallCornelius Town Hall6.0 miPoliceDavidson Police Department5.9 miFire stationLake Norman Volunteer Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA17 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT22 miInterstateI-774.7 miUS highwayUS 214.7 miAmtrakKannapolis, NC KAN18 miCoachLincolntonSunway Charters16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28123 ZIP area.
