Local servicesHospitalAnMed Health Medical Center2.5 miPost officeAnderson Post Office3.1 miTown hallAnderson City Hall2.6 miPoliceAnderson Police Department2.6 miFire stationAnderson County Fire Department Broadway Station 8under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryNevitt Forest Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryCalhoun Academy of the Arts1.7 miCollegeAnderson University2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP35 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT106 miInterstateI-857.1 miUS highwayUS 29under a mileAmtrakClemson, SC CSN18 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound8.5 miTransit10 stops within a mileElectric City Transit (ECT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29621 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29621 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:18 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:33 am – 5:23 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People46,482 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.618,241 householdsMedian household income $74,256Median home value $278,400Median rent $1,072 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,340 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 21,417 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, manufacturing 17%, retail 12%Average commute 24 minutes79% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 3%, Russian or other Slavic 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 33°F50 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days61 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Anderson station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsSilver Brook Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.9 miAnderson Memorial Stadiumrecreation area · 2.1 miHartwell Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.0 mi · 52,107 acresSumter National Forestnational forest · 13.2 mi · 374,485 acresSadlers Creek State Parkstate park · 13.5 mi · 370 acresArmory Ball Fieldstate recreation area · 16.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Aug 197444 mi away, near Lincolnton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Aug 202533 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAnderson County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025241 of 264 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Anderson County monitors, SC
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterElectric City Utilities (sc0410012)serves 38,204 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Dec 2021: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation791 ft241 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
