Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:15 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:34 am – 5:21 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 27°F59 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month July7 in of snow a year, on about 2 days10 days above 90°F, 88 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hendersonville 1 Ne station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksButt Mountainpeak · 2.8 miMountain Pagepeak · 3.0 miLake Summitlake · under a mileBell Parkpark · 1.8 miLake Hosealake · 2.2 miBig Fallswaterfall · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Sitehistoric site · 3.6 mi · 269 acresCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Bufferstate historic site · 4.1 miThe Park At Flat Rockpark · 4.9 mi · 64 acresPoinsett Bridge Heritage Preservestate historic site · 6.1 mi · 116 acresGreen River Game Landstate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 15,068 acresMelrose Mountain Plant Conservation Preservestate conservation land · 6.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197937 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202336 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateHenderson County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025203 of 365 days measured162 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Greenville County, SC, 23 mi away
Drinking waterLake Summit-south Shore Lindsyserves 180 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,151 ft656 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPardee Hospital7.7 miPost officeZirconia Post Office1.8 miTown hallFlat Rock Town Hall4.1 miPoliceSaluda Police Department4.1 miFire stationGreen River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBlue Ridge Community College6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL17 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT83 miInterstateI-264.4 miUS highwayUS 251.4 miAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS71 miCoachAshevilleSunway Charters27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28784 ZIP area.
