Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min6:05 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:27 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, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksCity Lakelake · 3.7 miDavidson County Community Collegecollege · 5.4 miCraver Lakelake · 5.1 miKatys Springspring · 7.6 miIdols Reservoirreservoir · 9.4 miCobles Reservoirreservoir · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDavidson County Open Spacepark · 4.1 mi · 1,780 acresCity of Lexington - Lake Thom-A-Lex Parkrecreation area · 4.5 mi · 1,146 acresPerkins Game Landstate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 1,108 acresLinwood Game Landstate conservation land · 11.2 mi · 144 acresTrading Ford Monument State Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.1 miHistoric Old Salem State Historic Sitestate historic site · 14.0 miSource: 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 199837 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199837 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 waterDavidson Water INCserves 154,307 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
Elevation791 ft241 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLexington Memorial Hospital5.3 miPost officeWelcome Post Office2.3 miTown hallLexington City Hall4.2 miPoliceLexington Police Department4.2 miFire stationWelcome Fire and Rescue Station 731.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWelcome Elementary School1.7 miCollegeDavidson County Community College5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO24 miInterstateI-2851.2 miUS highwayUS 521.2 miAmtrakLexington Barbeque Festival, NC LEX4.5 miCoachWinston-SalemBarons Bus Lines15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27373 ZIP area.
