Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min5:52 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:17 am – 4:58 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 29°F51 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month July5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days43 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jackson station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksMorris Pondlake · 6.5 miBarrows Millpondlake · 8.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTillery Game Landstate conservation land · within reach · 5,213 acresHistoric Halifax State Historic Sitestate historic site · 8.1 miTown of Scotland Neck - Ball Parkrecreation area · 8.9 miLower Fishing Creek Game Landstate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 1,296 acresMedoc Mountain State Parkstate park · 20.2 mi · 3,939 acresPetersburg National Battlefield Parknational park · 59.3 mi · 212 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 LowHalifax County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025274 of 351 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 79main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Northampton County, NC, 14 mi away
Drinking waterHalifax Co--halifaxserves 20,250 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation124 ft38 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHalifax Regional Medical Center15.8 miPost officeTillery Post Office1.5 miTown hallHalifax Town Hall8.1 miPoliceHalifax County Sheriff's Office7.6 miFire stationTillery Volunteer Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHalifax Community College14.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPitt-Greenville Airport PGV42 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU76 miInterstateI-9513 miUS highwayUS 3015.7 miAmtrakRocky Mount, NC RMT26 miCoachTarboro Bus StopGreyhound23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27887 ZIP area.
