Local servicesHospitalAiken Regional Medical Centers9.8 miPost officeMontmorenci Post Office8.0 miTown hallAiken Municipal Building8.3 miPoliceAiken Police Department8.1 miFire stationCenter Fire and Rescue Headquarters3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of South Carolina Aiken10.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAugusta Regional At Bush Field AGS28 miMajor airportCharleston International Airport CHS105 miInterstateI-202.9 miUS highwayUS 13.9 miAmtrakDenmark, SC DNK35 miCoachAiken Quick PantryGreyhound7.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min6:16 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:27 am – 5:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 32°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month June1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days81 days above 90°F, 41 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aiken 2 E station, 8 mi away; rain from Aiken 1.6 Nnw; snow from Aiken 5se
Nearby landmarksNobles Lakelake · 1.9 miCamp Long Lakelake · 2.7 miEdisto Plant Settling Basin Hubereservoir · 2.7 miWrights Millpondreservoir · 4.7 miUniversity of South Carolina Aikencollege · 10.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAiken State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 1,175 acresHenderson Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 429 acresPerry Memorial Parkpark · 7.6 miCitizens Parkpark · 8.1 mi · 124 acresGopher Branch Heritage Preservestate historic site · 10.4 miBear Branch Heritage Preservestate historic site · 10.4 mi · 174 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 201430 mi away, near Parksville, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202636 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
Elevation506 ft154 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
