Local servicesHospitalSaint Luke's Hospital8.8 miPost officeFingerville Post Office6.0 miTown hallLandrum City Hall7.5 miPoliceLandrum Police Department7.5 miFire stationGreen Creek Volunteer Fire Department Station 11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeIsothermal Community College12.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP23 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT63 miInterstateI-265.0 miUS highwayUS 745.3 miAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS51 miCoachForest CitySunway Charters14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28722 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28722 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:14 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:32 am – 5:19 pm
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People6,086 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.32,759 householdsMedian household income $67,760Median home value $307,300Median rent $1,863 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,691 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 2,891 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, retail 13%, manufacturing 9%Average commute 24 minutes74% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages37% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 27°F52 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month June5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days45 days above 90°F, 99 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Forest City 8 W station, 8 mi away; snow from Forest City 6 Sw
Nearby landmarksLake Sandy Plainslake · 3.2 miLittle Mountainpeak · 4.1 miHooper Creek Lakelake · 4.5 miAugust Hillpeak · 4.9 miGreen Riverriver · 6.2 miSouth Pacolet River Reservoir Number Onereservoir · 7.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAnchor Parkrecreation area · 6.8 miPolk County Open Spacerecreation area · 8.6 mi · 465 acresGreen River Game Landstate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 15,068 acresChestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.2 mi · 1,739 acresMelrose Mountain Plant Conservation Preservestate conservation land · 13.5 miCowpens National Battlefieldhistoric site · 14.6 mi · 800 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 5 May 198122 mi away, near Barker Heights, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 4 Aug 200719 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPolk County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025201 of 365 days measured164 moderate daysMedian index 48, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Spartanburg County, SC, 19 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Columbusserves 2,489 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique133 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation946 ft288 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
