Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min6:04 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:30 am – 5:10 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 25°F50 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month July8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days24 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Airy 2 W station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsCity of Mount Airy - Westwood Parkrecreation area · 2.1 mi · 159 acresVeterans Memorial Parkrecreation area · 3.1 miStewarts Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 1,080 acresCrooked Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 96 acresCrooked Creekstate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 96 acresGrayson Glades State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 14.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202025 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202025 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSurry County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025232 of 365 days measured133 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 100main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Forsyth County, NC, 36 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Mount Airyserves 10,314 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,221 ft372 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthern Hospital of Surry County4.9 miPost officeCana Post Office2.5 miTown hallMount Airy City Hall4.6 miPoliceMount Airy Police Department4.5 miFire stationFourway Volunteer Fire Department Wards Gap Station2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSurry Community College12.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO51 miInterstateI-774.9 miUS highwayUS 52under a mileAmtrakHigh Point, NC HPT55 miCoachYadkinvilleSunway Charters30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27049 ZIP area.
