Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center4.1 miPost officeWinston Salem Post Office2.4 miTown hallWinston Salem City Hall2.6 miPoliceForsyth County Sheriff's Office Administration Building2.5 miFire stationWinston - Salem Fire Station 171.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools2 elementary, 4 high, 3 otherHighAtkins High Schoolunder a mileElementaryPetree Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolWinston-Salem Preparatory Academy1.2 miCollegeWinston - Salem State University2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO15 miInterstateI-40 Bus2.7 miUS highwayUS 311under a mileAmtrakHigh Point, NC HPT15 miCoachWinston-Salem NC - Clark Campbell Trans. Ctr. (WNS)Greyhound2.6 miTransit44 stops within a mileWinston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min6:04 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:27 am – 5:10 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 31°F43 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month August7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days33 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winston Salem Rynlds Ap station, 2 mi away; snow from Piedmont Triad Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksWinston Lakelake · under a mileWinston - Salem State Universitycollege · 2.0 miSalem Lakelake · 1.3 miSalem Collegecollege · 2.8 miBaux Mountainpeak · 8.0 miJincys Springspring · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity of Winston-Salem Open Space - Winston Lakerecreation area · within reach · 398 acresCity of Winston-Salem Open Space - Salem Lakerecreation area · under a mile · 1,489 acresHistoric Old Salem State Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.1 miHistoric Bethaniastate historic site · 8.8 mi · 178 acresHanging Rock State Parkstate park · 18.1 mi · 8,275 acresPilot Mountain State Parkstate park · 19.8 mi · 3,924 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 3.3 on 13 Sep 197648 mi away, near Lowgap, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 13 Sep 197648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateForsyth County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighTornado 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, Forsyth County monitors, NC
Drinking waterCountry Living Aptsserves 66 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique10 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation815 ft248 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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