Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min6:01 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:26 am – 5:07 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 29°F48 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month September7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days33 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Reidsville 2 Nw station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksRockingham Community Collegecollege · under a mileMedberrys Lakelake · 1.4 miReidsville Quarry Lakelake · 3.1 miSmith Riverriver · 6.2 miEden Presettling Impoundmentreservoir · 6.2 miCedder Mountainpeak · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDan River Game Landstate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 1,700 acresLowes Fieldpark · 5.6 miHaw River State Parkstate park · 9.2 mi · 1,481 acresJaycee Parkpark · 7.0 miMayo River State Parkstate park · 11.1 mi · 2,856 acresGuilford Courthouse National Military Parkhistoric site · 18.0 mi · 228 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRockingham County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025231 of 243 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 74main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rockingham County monitors, NC
Drinking waterRockingham County 158 Corridorserves 1,500 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest May 2025: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation709 ft216 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAnnie Penn Hospital6.5 miPost officeWentworth Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWentworth Town Hall1.8 miPoliceRockingham County Sheriff's Office1.5 miFire stationRockingham County Emergency Services Government Office1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 2 highHighRockingham County Early College High School1.0 miElementaryWentworth Elementary School1.6 miHighRockingham County High School1.8 miCollegeRockingham Community Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO22 miInterstateI-7313 miUS highwayUS 29 Bus5.2 miAmtrakGreensboro, NC GRO22 miCoachReidsvilleSunway Charters5.9 miTransit2 stops within a mileskat TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27375 ZIP area.
