Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min6:16 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:25 am – 5:21 pm
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People241 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.365 householdsMedian home value $78,600Median rent $1,643 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher64% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: 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 · 4.6 mi · 304 acresLong Branch Bay Heritage Preservestate historic site · 4.7 mi · 51 acresDitch Pond Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 283 acresCounty Memory Gardenshistoric site · 7.2 miLake Edgar Brownstate recreation area · 8.7 mi · 160 acresAiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 1,486 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 197245 mi away, near Bowman, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202647 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, 41 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterElko Town of (0610005)serves 340 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
Elevation309 ft94 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeElko Post Office1.2 miTown hallWilliston Town Hall3.9 miPoliceWilliston Police Department4.0 miFire stationElko Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAugusta Regional At Bush Field AGS35 miMajor airportCharleston International Airport CHS84 miInterstateI-2026 miUS highwayUS 781.2 miAmtrakDenmark, SC DNK13 miCoachAiken Quick PantryGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29826 ZIP area.
