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Lake Norman of Catawba score: 37/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Lake Norman of Catawba safe? United States travel risk

Is Lake Norman of Catawba safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Lake Norman of Catawba scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Lake Norman of Catawba scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lake Norman of Catawba: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).

A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Situated in North Carolina at 35.5995° N, 80.9840° W (elevation 248 m), Lake Norman of Catawba lies 508.2 km NE of Washington. Time zone: America/New_York.

Region
North Carolina
Coordinates
35.5995° N, 80.9840° W
Elevation
248 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
12,496
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Charleston (323.2 km SSE).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA) 34.3 km SE
Hospital Care Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital 13.1 km ESE
Police Station Cawtaba County Sheriff’s Office 1.3 km N
Railway Terminal Kannapolis Rotary Station 33.5 km ESE

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (32 °C avg high); Wettest: August (131 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 10° 12° 17° 22° 26° 30° 32° 31° 28° 23° 16° 11°
Low °C 1° 2° 6° 10° 15° 20° 22° 22° 19° 12° 6° 2°
Rain mm 103 94 103 84 82 92 113 131 86 59 85 108

Normals: Charlotte (45.7 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

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Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Huntersville 10
23.8 km SSE
Lincolnton 10
26.9 km WSW
Hickory 15
34.4 km WNW
Gastonia 15
43.0 km SSW
Charlotte 42
45.7 km SSE
Kings Mountain 17
52.4 km SW

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy