Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:55 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:18 am – 5:01 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 31°F44 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days54 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rocky Mt Wilson Ap station, 14 mi away; snow from Rocky Mt
Parks and public landsEnnis Parkrecreation area · 1.4 miStoney Creek Environmental Parkpark · 6.4 miSandy Creek Game Landstate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 923 acresMedoc Mountain State Parkstate park · 12.4 mi · 3,939 acresShocco Creek Game Landstate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 8,108 acresMitchell Mill State Natural Areastate park · 28.2 mi · 86 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNash County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025308 of 365 days measured57 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 68main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Edgecombe County, NC, 20 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Rocky Mountserves 55,891 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation181 ft55 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNash General Hospital6.4 miPost officeRed Oak Post Office1.1 miTown hallRed Oak Town Hall1.1 miPoliceNash County Sheriff's Office6.3 miFire stationRed Oak District Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryRed Oak Elementary School1.1 miMiddleRed Oak Middle School1.4 miCollegeNash Community College5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPitt-Greenville Airport PGV41 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU51 miInterstateI-953.8 miUS highwayUS 645.1 miAmtrakRocky Mount, NC RMT10 miCoachRocky Mount Bus StopGreyhound10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27868 ZIP area.
