Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min6:17 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:26 am – 5:23 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 35°F51 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days86 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aiken 5se station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksWilliamson Lakelake · 1.7 miAnderson Millpondreservoir · 1.8 miHolley Lakelake · 3.6 miUniversity of South Carolina Aikencollege · 9.1 miTarrants Millpondreservoir · 7.6 miAiken Technical Collegecollege · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBoyd Pond Parkpark · 5.0 mi · 211 acresVirginia Acres Parkpark · 5.1 miRedcliffe Plantation State Historic Sitestate historic site · 9.5 mi · 367 acresHenderson Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 429 acresAiken State Parkstate park · 13.2 mi · 1,175 acresDitch Pond Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.4 mi · 283 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 15 Feb 201434 mi away, near Parksville, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202650 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAiken County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025241 of 266 days measured25 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Aiken County monitors, SC
Drinking waterAiken City of (sc0210001)serves 51,533 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation437 ft133 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAiken Regional Medical Centers8.8 miPost officeNew Ellenton Post Office2.2 miTown hallNew Ellenton City Hall2.4 miPoliceNew Ellenton Police Department2.4 miFire stationNew Ellenton Fire Department2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of South Carolina Aiken9.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAugusta Regional At Bush Field AGS16 miMajor airportSavannah Hilton Head International Airport SAV96 miInterstateI-52013 miUS highwayUS 2784.1 miAmtrakDenmark, SC DNK33 miCoachAiken Quick PantryGreyhound8.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29804 ZIP area.
