Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min6:07 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:21 am – 5:13 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 36°F45 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare70 days above 90°F, 40 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Florence Rgnl Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Florence 8 Ne
Parks and public landsMcLeod Parkpark · 1.7 miDr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Centerrecreation area · 2.0 miFlorence National Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.4 miGreat Pee Dee River Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 2,810 acresWoods Bay State Parkstate park · 19.6 mi · 69 acresLee State Parkstate park · 20.0 mi · 1,793 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 199848 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Sep 200635 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateFlorence County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025235 of 361 days measured125 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 108main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Florence County monitors, SC
Drinking waterFlorence City of (sc2110001)serves 79,745 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation133 ft41 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFlorence Surgery and Laser Center1.6 miPost officeFlorence Post Office1.5 miTown hallFlorence City Center3.2 miPoliceFlorence Police Department3.2 miFire stationWest Florence Fire Department Station 41.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolSaint Anthony Catholic Schoolunder a mileHighWest Florence High Schoolunder a mileMiddleJohn W Moore Middle School1.4 miCollegeFlorence - Darlington Technical College2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFlorence Regional Airport FLO6.0 miMajor airportMyrtle Beach International Airport MYR63 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 761.7 miAmtrakFlorence, SC FLO4.0 miCoachFlorence ScFlixBus2.5 miTransit4 stops within a milePee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29502 ZIP area.
