Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:11 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:28 am – 5:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 30°F44 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare51 days above 90°F, 72 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, York 5 Sse station, 5 mi away; snow from Ft Mill 4 Nw
Nearby landmarksFishing Creek Watershed Dam Number Onereservoir · 1.6 miFishing Creek WCD Site Number Tworeservoir · 3.2 miCaldwell Lakelake · 6.2 miMirror Lakelake · 6.3 miSouth Pointcape · 9.7 miNanny Mountainpeak · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsYork Recreation Complexrecreation area · 2.7 miMcCelvey Fieldrecreation area · 3.5 miJames Ross Wildlife Reservationstate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 305 acresDraper Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 806 acresMcConnells Tractstate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 234 acresMatthews Tractstate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 288 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 13 Apr 199849 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199845 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateYork County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 361 days measured85 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, York County monitors, SC
Drinking waterRock Hill City of (sc4610002)serves 89,850 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation680 ft207 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Rock Hill7.5 miPost officeYork Post Office2.1 miTown hallYork City Hall3.5 miPoliceYork Police Department3.5 miFire stationNewport Fire Department Station 32.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryHunter Street Elementary School2.0 miCollegeWinthrop University9.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT20 miInterstateI-7711 miUS highwayUS 321 Bus3.5 miAmtrakSpartanburg, SC SPB43 miCoachGastoniaSunway Charters19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29703 ZIP area.
