Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min6:07 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:18 am – 5:13 pm
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People8,681 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.73,470 householdsMedian household income $55,100Median home value $156,700Median rent $871 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $604 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 3,913 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 17%, construction 11%Average commute 35 minutes86% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 35°F51 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days43 days above 90°F, 52 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hemingway 8 Ese station, 2 mi away; snow from Cades 4 W
Parks and public landsChavis One Stop Complexrecreation area · 3.7 miWoodbury Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 25,929 acresPee Dee Parkpark · 9.5 miWaccamaw National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.1 mi · 18,852 acresLittle Pee Dee Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 188 acresHuntington Beach State Parkstate park · 22.2 mi · 1,627 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWilliamsburg County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025268 of 325 days measured54 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 170main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Horry County, SC, 28 mi away
Internet at home73% of households have a broadband subscription43% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHemingway Town of (sc4510004)serves 3,191 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation46 ft14 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital22.4 miPost officeHemingway Post Office4.6 miTown hallJohnsonville City Hall8.6 miPoliceHemingway Police Department4.7 miFire stationGeorgetown County Fire Department Station 42.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMyrtle Beach International Airport MYR27 miUS highwayUS 37812 miAmtrakKingstree, SC KTR25 miCoachMyrtle Beach Bus StationGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29554 ZIP area.
