Local servicesHospitalRoper Saint Francis Berkeley Hospital14.2 miPost officeCordesville Post Office7.4 miFire stationHuger Rural Volunteer Fire Department Company 232.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharleston International Airport CHS20 miInterstateI-52617 miUS highwayUS 179.3 miAmtrakCharleston, SC CHS20 miCoachNorth Charleston 4565 Gaynor AveGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29450 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29450 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min6:10 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min7:18 am – 5:16 pm
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People3,309 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.31,298 householdsMedian household income $57,269Median home value $286,700Median rent $1,716 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,109 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 1,591 employedMain industries: retail 16%, professional and business services 16%, education and health care 15%Average commute 42 minutes77% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 35°F52 in of rain a yearwettest month AugustSnow is rare91 days above 90°F, 48 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jamestown station, 14 mi away; snow from Moncks Corner 4 N
Parks and public landsFrancis Marion National Forestnational forest · within reach · 263,909 acresBonneau Ferry Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 10,703 acresChildsbury Towne Heritage Preservestate historic site · 9.3 mi · 99 acresSewee Purchase Unitnational forest · 10.9 mi · 964 acresCape Romain National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.9 mi · 35,136 acresWadboo Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.9 mi · 3,157 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 22 Nov 197425 mi away, near Ladson, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 27 Sep 202124 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBerkeley County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025252 of 270 days measured18 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Berkeley County monitors, SC
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone24% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBcwsa Sangaree W/d (0820002)serves 95,345 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation31 ft9 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
