Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min6:04 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 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 August2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days33 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winston Salem Rynlds Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from High Pt
Nearby landmarksSnyders Lakelake · 2.0 miHines Lakelake · 2.1 miUniversity of North Carolina School of the Artscollege · 5.5 miWinston - Salem State Universitycollege · 6.0 miKatys Springspring · 6.3 miJincys Springspring · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsForsyth County Open Space - Union Cross Parkrecreation area · 3.0 miCity of Winston-Salem Open Space - Easton Parkrecreation area · 3.1 miHistoric Old Salem State Historic Sitestate historic site · 6.2 miHistoric Bethaniastate historic site · 14.4 mi · 178 acresHanging Rock State Parkstate park · 25.0 mi · 8,275 acresPilot Mountain State Parkstate park · 25.6 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 3.2 on 5 Jun 199847 mi away, near Mooresville, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199847 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
Elevation874 ft266 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center7.4 miPost officeWallburg Post Office2.1 miTown hallWallburg Town Hall2.6 miPoliceWinston - Salem Police Department District 2 Office Complex4.2 miFire stationGumtree Fire and Rescue1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolBerean Christian School2.0 miElementaryWallburg Elementary School2.0 miCollegeUniversity of North Carolina School of the Arts5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO15 miInterstateI-2853.3 miUS highwayUS 3113.0 miAmtrakHigh Point, NC HPT10 miCoachWinston-SalemBarons Bus Lines7.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27108 ZIP area.
