Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:17 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:30 am – 5:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F42 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days60 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greenwood Co Ap station, 1 mi away; snow from Ware Shoals 2
Parks and public landsSumter National Forestnational forest · within reach · 374,485 acresGreenwood Recreation Complexrecreation area · 1.8 mi · 88 acresBrewer Recreation Centerrecreation area · 2.8 miNinety Six National Historic Sitehistoric site · 9.2 mi · 995 acresLake Greenwood State Parkstate park · 10.4 mi · 714 acresBaker Creek State Parkstate park · 26.1 mi · 1,335 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Aug 197432 mi away, near Lincolnton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Aug 20254 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGreenwood County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 365 days measured117 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 98main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Edgefield County, SC, 33 mi away
Drinking waterGreenwood Cpw (2410001)serves 52,022 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation576 ft176 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSelf Regional Healthcare Hospital4.4 miPost officeGreenwood Post Office2.9 miTown hallGreenwood City Hall3.6 miPoliceGreenwood Police Department3.6 miFire stationGreenwood Fire Department Station 22.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 2 high, 1 otherElementaryEleanor Rice Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolLeath Correctional Institution School1.0 miHighGreenwood County Career Center1.2 miCollegePiedmont Technical College2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP46 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT96 miInterstateI-38523 miUS highwayUS 251.7 miAmtrakGreenville, SC GRV45 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29648 ZIP area.
