Pittsboro Life

Pittsboro is located near the triangle area that unites the cities of Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh, North Carolina.

Raleigh is the capital city and three major universities are nearby including the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State and Duke University.

We are just 3 hours to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, and 2 hours to the Atlantic coast. Large manufacturing and technology companies such as SAS, Glaxco Smith Kline, GE, Caterpillar, Red Hat, IBM and Cisco, just to mention a few, help keep the area economically vibrant.

Weather and Climate

Many people find North Carolina’s climate, especially the central part of the county, a nice compromise between the long, snowy winters of the northern states and the long, steamy seasons of the more tropical locations. While we can have icy cold period with snow and a few sweltering summer days, these rarely don’t last for long periods of time. We get the benefit of experiencing a change of seasons without having to deal with long periods of extreme weather. The information below is provided by the State Climate Office, based at North Carolina State University.

Generally, the weather allows residents to use local recreational lakes for swimming and water skiing from early May to late September. Golfers also find they can often get in one or two games of golf even in the harshest winter months when we will have a day or two of balmy weather.

AVERAGE HIGHS: The average highs range from 49 degrees in January to 71 degrees in April to 88 degrees in August and 53 degrees in December.

AVERAGE LOWS: The average lows range from 29 degrees in January to 46 degrees in April to 67 degrees in July to 32 degrees in December.

MONTHLY PRECIPITATION: Monthly precipitation varies widely. The four wettest months, based on the records, are: July, May, January and March. So the wet weather moves around a bit. However, October through December tend to be the driest period.

SNOW AND ICE: Most states south of Virginia are prone to have more ice incidents than snowfall, but serious ice storms causing major power outages are rare. We typically have at least some minor snowfall each year, but some years may include one or two major accumulations of six inches or more.

View more information on North Carolina’s climate.

Chatham County School Information

K-12 Public Schools

The Chatham County Public Schools, directed by the County Board of Education, is the only K-12 public school system in the county. View the School Board Member District Map. The county government provides substantial funding for the schools for both construction and renovation of facilities and general operating support. The Administrative Office is located in Pittsboro at 369 West Street. Phone: 919-542-3626.
For more information on the School System, click here.

Non-Public, Charter and Alternative Schools

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction maintains a list of non-public, charter and alternative schools and some are listed by county. Click here to view this information.

Community College

Chatham County is served by Central Carolina Community College, which also includes Harnett and Lee counties. The locations of the community college in the county are:

• Pittsboro Campus: 764 West Street (also known as US 64 Business) on the west side of Pittsboro, 919-542-6495
• Siler City Campus: 502 West Third Street, 919-742-2715
• Ceramic Arts & Pottery Studio: 138 North Chatham Avenue, Siler City. 919-742-4156
• Metal Sculpture Studio: 439 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, 919-663-1266

Several classes are offered online as well as at campus locations. CCCC offered both curriculum major programs and continuing education classes. For more information on the community college and its classes, click here.

Fishing, Hunting and Boating

Chatham County has several excellent hunting and fishing areas, both public and private. The major public facility in Chatham County is Jordan Lake, located in the eastern part of the county. The lake is used my fisherman year-round, while hunting is allowed in certain areas around the lake during specific times of the year. For more information on Jordan Lake and its other activities, click here.

FISHING: Any fishing of public waters requires a license and the state also has regulations that must be followed for inland lakes and rivers. For example, certain fish can only be caught certain times of the year. Click here to see a listing of public fishing locations in the area. Licenses can be ordered online or purchased at specific locations in the county. The fee varies of residents or non-residents of the state. To get updated information on fishing licenses and regulations, click here.

BOATING: Jordan Lake offers a wide array of boating opportunities, but some are restriction to certain parts of the lake. For general information on boating regulations and licenses, click here. For information on boating at Jordan Lake, click here.

HUNTING: Some, not all, of the land around Jordan Lake provides periodic opportunities for hunting deer, wild turkeys, foxes, rabbit, raccoons, squirrel, quail and waterfowl. Click here for a map of the gamelands around Jordan lake. For more information on hunting rules and how to obtain a hunting license, click here.