Local servicesHospitalDuke Health Lake Norman Hospital11.6 miPost officeMount Ulla Post Office1.6 miTown hallCleveland Town Hall5.3 miPoliceCleveland Police Department5.3 miFire stationWest Rowan Fire Department - Bear Poplar Station 661.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMount Ulla Elementary School1.1 miCollegeMitchell Community College Mooresville Campus8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA19 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT34 miInterstateI-778.8 miUS highwayUS 704.9 miAmtrakKannapolis, NC KAN12 miCoachSalisbury CitgoGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28125 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28125 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min6:07 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:28 am – 5:13 pm
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People2,765 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.31,045 householdsMedian household income $85,739Median home value $360,700Median rent $1,149 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,989 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 1,398 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, other services 13%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 24 minutes73% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 27°F44 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month June4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days36 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salisbury 9 Wnw station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksYoungs Mountainpeak · 6.1 miHall Lakelake · 3.8 miFiber Lakelake · 5.8 miMitchell Community College Mooresville Campuscollege · 8.2 miNonamereservoir · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSecond Creek Game Landstate conservation land · 2.4 mi · 1,131 acresRowan County - Sloan Parkrecreation area · 2.9 mi · 89 acresTown of Mooresville - Mazeppa Parkrecreation area · 5.4 mi · 164 acresLake Norman State Parkstate park · 12.4 mi · 1,946 acresSalisbury National Cemeteryhistoric site · 12.5 miUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 38.7 mi · 51,867 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 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 3.2 on 5 Jun 19989 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRowan County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025269 of 365 days measured96 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 88main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rowan County monitors, NC
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Kannapolisserves 56,050 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2026: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation749 ft228 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
