Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:03 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:22 am – 5:09 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 31°F48 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month September1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days55 days above 90°F, 62 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carthage Wtp station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksWatson Lakelake · 2.0 miSandhills Community Collegecollege · 3.1 miLake Pinehurstlake · 2.1 miPinehurst Water Supply Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miSouthern Pines Waterworksreservoir · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMoore County Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 641 acresWeymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preservestate park · 4.6 mi · 919 acresMorganton Road Sports Complexrecreation area · 2.8 miMcCain Tractstate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 121 acresNaked Creek Atlantic White Cedar Stand Registered Heritage Areastate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 125 acresSandhills Game Landstate conservation land · 11.7 mi · 543 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 3.7 on 25 Sep 200645 mi away, near Rowland, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Sep 200645 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMoore County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025297 of 363 days measured66 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 85main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Montgomery County, NC, 27 mi away
Drinking waterMoore Co Public Util-pinehurstserves 31,390 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation489 ft149 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFirsthealth Moore Regional Hospital1.1 miPost officePinehurst Post Office1.4 miTown hallPinehurst Village Hall1.2 miPolicePinehurst Police Department1.2 miFire stationPinehurst Fire Department Station 11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryPinehurst Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighPinecrest High School1.4 miCollegeSandhills Community College3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field FAY36 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU61 miInterstateI-7414 miUS highwayUS 15/501under a mileAmtrakPinehurst, NC PIHunder a mileCoachSouthern PinesSunway Charters3.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28370 ZIP area.
