Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:01 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:22 am – 5:07 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 31°F47 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month July2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days54 days above 90°F, 79 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sanford 8 Ne station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsSanford Municipal Golf Courserecreation area · under a mile · 124 acresEndor Iron Furnace State Historic Sitestate historic site · 2.6 mi · 402 acresLions Fairgroundspark · 1.9 miDeep River State Trailstate park · 7.6 mi · 1,646 acresLee Game Landstate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 1,395 acresChatham Game Landstate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 2,724 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 LowLee County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025250 of 365 days measured115 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 76main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Wake County, NC, 35 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Sanfordserves 48,350 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation361 ft110 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentral Carolina Hospital3.3 miPost officeSanford Post Office3.4 miTown hallSanford City Hall1.9 miPoliceSanford Police Department1.9 miFire stationNorthview Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryBT Bullock Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCentral Carolina Community College3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU33 miInterstateI-4029 miUS highwayUS 1 Busunder a mileAmtrakSouthern Pines, NC SOP26 miCoachSanford Sam'S PlaceGreyhound2.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27331 ZIP area.
