Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min6:11 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:18 am – 5:17 pm
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People20,436 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.39,468 householdsMedian household income $110,509Median home value $791,400Median rent $2,043 a month60% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,625 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 10,770 employedMain industries: professional and business services 23%, education and health care 21%, retail 11%Average commute 27 minutes68% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 25% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages66% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 25% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 39°F53 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare64 days above 90°F, 22 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Charleston Intl Ap station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsPalmetto Islands County Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 893 acresGovernor's Park Phase IIrecreation area · 3.3 miCharles Pinckney National Historic Sitehistoric site · 5.3 miFrancis Marion National Forestnational forest · 8.6 mi · 263,909 acresCrab Bank Seabird Sanctuarystate conservation land · 9.0 miFort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Parkhistoric site · 10.3 mi · 165 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 22 Nov 197416 mi away, near Ladson, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 27 Sep 202116 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBerkeley County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025252 of 270 days measured18 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Berkeley County monitors, SC
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCharleston Water System (sc1010001)serves 327,422 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEast Cooper Medical Center6.3 miPost officeHuger Post Office6.2 miTown hallMount Pleasant Town Hall7.5 miPoliceCharleston Police Department Patrol Team 53.9 miFire stationCainhoy Rural Volunteer Fire Department Station 32.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddlePhilip Simmons Middle School1.0 miElementaryPhilip Simmons Elementary School1.1 miHighPhilip Simmons High School1.6 miCollegeZucker Family Graduate Education Center5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharleston International Airport CHS9.4 miInterstateI-5263.6 miUS highwayUS 176.1 miAmtrakCharleston, SC CHS7.4 miCoachNorth Charleston 4565 Gaynor AveGreyhound7.4 miTransit4 stops within a mileTriCounty Link, Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29492 ZIP area.
