Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min6:12 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:23 am – 5:18 pm
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People2,199 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.1799 householdsMedian household income $52,775Median home value $83,90093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $764 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.7% unemployment rate41% of adults are in the labour force, 608 employedMain industries: education and health care 46%, professional and business services 14%, wholesale trade 13%Average commute 27 minutes55% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 23% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%, German or Dutch 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 35°F46 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month June1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days53 days above 90°F, 47 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wedgefield station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksOld Dead River Cattle Mountpeak · 2.0 miOld Dead Riverlake · 2.2 miLord Lakelake · 2.5 miCooners Cattle Mountpeak · 2.5 miKingsnaketrailhead · 3.0 miBluff Campgroundcampground · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCongaree National Parknational park · within reach · 26,442 acresCongaree Bluffs Heritage Preservestate historic site · 3.3 mi · 206 acresEastover Parkpark · 6.1 miManchester State Foreststate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 1,079 acresPoinsett State Parkstate park · 10.9 mi · 1,011 acresThe Parkpark · 8.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 3 Feb 197235 mi away, near Bowman, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202634 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRichland County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025212 of 365 days measured153 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 89main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Richland County monitors, SC
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription51% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterColumbia City of (sc4010001)serves 354,068 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Dec 2024: Chlorite, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation88 ft27 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWilliam Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center17.5 miPost officeGadsden Post Office3.5 miTown hallEastover Town Hall6.1 miPoliceSaint Matthews Police Department9.4 miFire stationColumbia Fire Department Station 19 - Gadsden4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Metropolitan Airport CAE24 miMajor airportCharleston International Airport CHS74 miInterstateI-2612 miUS highwayUS 6016.2 miAmtrakColumbia, SC CLB22 miCoachOrangeburg (Xpress Travel Center)FlixBus23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29052 ZIP area.
