Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:08 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:28 am – 5:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 32°F44 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month August4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days49 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Charlotte Douglas Ap station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksCharlotte Christian College and Theological Seminarycollege · 1.2 miLake Plazalake · 1.8 miUniversity of North Carolina Charlotte Center Citycollege · 2.8 miLake Jolake · 2.3 miDerita Mineral Springspring · 2.6 miDillons Twin Lakesreservoir · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMecklenburg County Open Spacepark · within reach · 8,767 acresDruid Hills Rec. Centerrecreation area · 1.1 miPolk Memorial State Historic Sitestate historic site · 13.2 miCrowders Mountain State Parkstate park · 27.3 mi · 5,210 acresLake Norman State Parkstate park · 27.9 mi · 1,946 acresAndrew Jackson State Parkstate park · 28.7 mi · 324 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 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
Elevation724 ft221 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNovant Health Presbyterian Medical Center3.5 miPost office30th Street New Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCharlotte City Hall3.3 miPoliceCharlotte - Mecklenburg Police Department North Tryon Divisionunder a mileFire stationCharlotte Fire Department Station 7under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 3 otherElementaryHighland Renaissance Academyunder a mileSchoolSugar Creek Charter Schoolunder a mileElementaryHighland Mill Montessori Elementary School1.2 miCollegeCharlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT8.5 miInterstateI-851.1 miUS highwayUS 29under a mileAmtrakCharlotte, NC CLT1.7 miLight rail36th St StationCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)under a mileCoachCharlotte Bus StationFlixBus3.2 miTransit77 stops within a mileCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28130 ZIP area.
