Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health University City2.7 miPost officeNewell Post Office1.2 miTown hallHarrisburg Town Hall5.3 miPoliceCharlotte - Mecklenburg Police Department University City Division2.8 miFire stationCharlotte Fire Department Station 34under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryJoseph W Grier Academyunder a mileElementaryDorothy J Vaughan Academy of Technology1.2 miHighCato Middle College High School1.2 miCollegeUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA7.7 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT14 miInterstateI-4852.4 miUS highwayUS 292.5 miAmtrakCharlotte, NC CLT6.5 miLight railUniversity City Blvd StationCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)2.6 miCoachCharlotteBarons Bus Lines8.1 miTransit9 stops within a mileCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:08 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:27 am – 5:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 29°F48 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days61 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Concord station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksUniversity of North Carolina at Charlottecollege · 2.0 miDelta Lakelake · 2.0 miHechenbleikner Lakelake · 2.1 miTwin Lakesreservoir · 5.8 miCharlotte Christian College and Theological Seminarycollege · 5.4 miDerita Mineral Springspring · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsReedy Creek Regional Parkpark · under a mile · 341 acresMecklenburg County Open Space - Back Creek Greenwayrecreation area · 1.3 mi · 183 acresReed Gold Mine State Historic Sitestate historic site · 13.8 mi · 831 acresLake Norman State Parkstate park · 28.5 mi · 1,946 acresUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 38.0 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 199820 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199820 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMecklenburg County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality48% of days had good air in 2025176 of 365 days measured189 moderate daysMedian index 51, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Mecklenburg County monitors, NC
Drinking waterCharlotte Waterserves 1,163,701 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation758 ft231 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
