Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:13 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:31 am – 5:19 pm
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People8,572 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.33,541 householdsMedian household income $48,243Median home value $151,800Median rent $878 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $842 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 3,832 employedMain industries: manufacturing 26%, retail 17%, education and health care 12%Average commute 22 minutes85% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 6%, other languages 1%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 27°F52 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days55 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chesnee 7 Wsw station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksThicketty Creek WCD Lake Number Twenty-sixlake · 2.2 miLittle Thicketty Creek Pondlake · under a mileSpacious Skies Peach Haven Campgroundcampground · 3.9 miTurtle Creek Campgroundcampground · 4.3 miThicketty Mountainpeak · 4.7 miThicketty Creek Watershed Number Twenty Reservoirreservoir · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Thickettystate recreation area · 1.9 mi · 80 acresGordon Henry Parkpark · 2.9 miCowpens National Battlefieldhistoric site · 4.8 mi · 800 acresPeters Creek Heritage Preservestate historic site · 5.0 mi · 159 acresLake Blalock Parkrecreation area · 5.0 mi · 84 acresSantee Cooper Tract Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 110 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 5 May 198140 mi away, near Barker Heights, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 4 Aug 200734 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSpartanburg County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighLightning Very HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025201 of 365 days measured164 moderate daysMedian index 48, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Spartanburg County monitors, SC
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSpartanburg Water System (sc4210001)serves 166,364 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation860 ft262 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSpartanburg Medical Center - Mary Black Campus7.3 miPost officeCowpens Post Office2.4 miTown hallCowpens Town Hall2.5 miPoliceCowpens Police Department2.5 miFire stationCowpens Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolMountain View Christian Academyunder a mileElementaryCowpens Elementary School2.0 miCollegeConverse College9.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP26 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT50 miInterstateI-85under a mileUS highwayUS 292.1 miAmtrakSpartanburg, SC SPB10 miCoachSpartanburgFlixBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29330 ZIP area.
