Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min6:15 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min7:24 am – 5:21 pm
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People4,139 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.91,676 householdsMedian household income $41,579Median home value $84,300Median rent $955 a month65% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $887 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 1,540 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, manufacturing 17%, retail 15%Average commute 28 minutes78% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 6%4% 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 57°F, lows 36°F46 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare63 days above 90°F, 39 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Blackville 3 W station, 3 mi away; snow from Bamberg
Parks and public landsBarnwell State Parkstate park · 3.1 miLong Branch Bay Heritage Preservestate historic site · 7.9 mi · 51 acresCounty Memory Gardenshistoric site · 7.6 miLake Edgar Brownstate recreation area · 9.4 mi · 160 acresSpringfield Parkpark · 8.4 miDitch Pond Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 283 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 3 Feb 197240 mi away, near Bowman, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBarnwell County, SC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality47% of days had good air in 2025171 of 365 days measured192 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 130main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Richmond County, GA, 46 mi away
Internet at home70% of households have a broadband subscription37% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone29% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBlackville Town of (sc0610003)serves 1,934 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation303 ft92 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeBlackville Post Office1.0 miTown hallBlackville Town Hallunder a milePoliceDenmark Police Department8.2 miFire stationBlackville Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryMacedonia Elementary School / Middle Schoolunder a mileMiddleBlackville Hilda Junior High Schoolunder a mileHighBlackville Hilda High Schoolunder a mileCollegeVoorhees College9.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAugusta Regional At Bush Field AGS40 miMajor airportCharleston International Airport CHS79 miInterstateI-2629 miUS highwayUS 781.1 miAmtrakDenmark, SC DNK7.9 miCoachOrangeburg (Xpress Travel Center)FlixBus24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29817 ZIP area.
