Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min6:08 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:30 am – 5:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 26°F47 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month August5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days33 days above 90°F, 99 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Statesville 2 Nne station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsFort Dobbs State Historic Sitestate historic site · 5.9 mi · 57 acresEast Alexander Parkrecreation area · 5.4 miCity of Statesville - Bristol Road Recreation Centerrecreation area · 6.2 miBunker Hill Covered Bridge Historic Sitestate historic site · 9.6 miLake Norman State Parkstate park · 11.2 mi · 1,946 acresWilderness Gateway State Trailstate park · 21.0 mi · 485 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202045 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202045 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowIredell County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025239 of 347 days measured108 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Catawba County, NC, 17 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Mooresvilleserves 52,509 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,037 ft316 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalIredell Memorial Hospital7.5 miPost officeScotts Post Officeunder a mileTown hallStatesville City Hall7.5 miPoliceIredell County Sheriff's Office7.3 miFire stationStony Point Volunteer Fire Department3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryScotts Elementary School1.0 miCollegeMitchell Community College7.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportConcord-Padgett Regional Airport USA35 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT43 miInterstateI-404.5 miUS highwayUS 64under a mileAmtrakKannapolis, NC KAN32 miCoachStatesvilleBarons Bus Lines8.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28699 ZIP area.
