Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:17 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:31 am – 5:23 pm
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People4,293 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.21,782 householdsMedian household income $64,722Median home value $136,000Median rent $1,038 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $699 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 1,844 employedMain industries: manufacturing 27%, education and health care 23%, hospitality, food and recreation 12%Average commute 19 minutes91% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 6 mi away; snow from Ware Shoals 2
Parks and public landsSumter National Forestnational forest · within reach · 374,485 acresYoung Parkpark · 6.1 miPitts Parkpark · 6.7 miCliff Pitts Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 510 acresLake Greenwood State Parkstate park · 16.8 mi · 714 acresNinety Six National Historic Sitehistoric site · 16.0 mi · 995 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 197433 mi away, near Lincolnton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Aug 20258 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, 40 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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 in the county
Elevation620 ft189 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSelf Regional Healthcare Hospital10.0 miPost officeHodges Post Office1.6 miTown hallWare Shoals Town Hall6.4 miPoliceHodges Police Department1.6 miFire stationHodges - Cokesbury Fire Department Station 401.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP41 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT96 miInterstateI-38521 miUS highwayUS 25under a mileAmtrakGreenville, SC GRV40 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29653 ZIP area.
