Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min6:04 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:26 am – 5:10 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 28°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days39 days above 90°F, 82 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lexington station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksUpper Lakelake · 3.5 miDavidson County Community Collegecollege · 4.6 miMiddle Lakelake · 3.7 miGuilford Technical Community College - High Point Campuscollege · 8.0 miThree Hat Mountainpeak · 7.7 miLittle Uwharrie Riverriver · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMyers Memorial Parkpark · 2.5 miDavidson County Open Spacepark · 3.9 mi · 1,780 acresUwharrie National Forestnational forest · 25.6 mi · 51,867 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199844 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199844 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDavidson County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025157 of 343 days measured186 moderate daysMedian index 51, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Davidson County monitors, NC
Drinking waterCity of Thomasvilleserves 27,287 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation801 ft244 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorvant Health Thomasville Medical Center1.5 miPost officeThomasville Post Office1.7 miTown hallThomasville City Hall1.8 miPoliceThomasville Police Department1.9 miFire stationFair Grove Fire Department HQ Station 431.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherHighEast Davidson High Schoolunder a mileMiddleE Lawson Brown Middle Schoolunder a mileSchoolBrittain Academy1.3 miCollegeDavidson County Community College4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO19 miInterstateI-85under a mileUS highwayUS 702.7 miAmtrakHigh Point, NC HPT8.5 miCoachWinston-SalemBarons Bus Lines18 miTransit1 stop within a mileDavidson County TransportationSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27361 ZIP area.
