Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:10 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:27 am – 5:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 31°F42 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare55 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rock Hill York Co Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Ft Mill 4 Nw
Parks and public landsGreen Hill Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileUnity Cemeteryhistoric site · under a milePolk Memorial State Historic Sitestate historic site · 5.2 miRock Hill Blackjacks Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 290 acresAndrew Jackson State Parkstate park · 13.4 mi · 324 acresLandsford Canal State Parkstate park · 15.8 mi · 224 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 199842 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 199838 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 waterFort Mill Town of (sc4610003)serves 25,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation622 ft190 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRiverview Medical Center4.4 miPost officeFort Mill Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFort Mill Town Hallunder a milePoliceTega Cay Police Department5.5 miFire stationFort Mill Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryFort Mill Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleFort Mill Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeYork Technical College6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT14 miInterstateI-772.4 miUS highwayUS 21 Bus1.1 miAmtrakCamden, SC CAM56 miLight railI-485 StationCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)7.1 miCoachCharlotte, NC (Charlotte Douglas International Airport - At the arrival zone of the airport, follow the signs that say buses. The bus will stop near pOurBus15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29716 ZIP area.
