Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:13 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:27 am – 5:19 pm
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People605 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.4296 householdsMedian household income $49,225Median home value $98,10087% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $533 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.6% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 328 employedMain industries: manufacturing 46%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%, public administration 10%Average commute 39 minutes86% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F46 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days48 days above 90°F, 43 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Little Mtn station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsLake Monticello Parkrecreation area · 2.3 miHoreb-Glenn Mini Parkpark · 6.5 mi · 938 acresDreher Island State Parkstate park · 15.2 mi · 352 acresChester State Parkstate park · 26.0 mi · 521 acresSesquicentennial State Parkstate park · 26.9 mi · 1,394 acresLake Wateree State Parkstate park · 27.1 mi · 296 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 13 Apr 199842 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202617 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFairfield County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm 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, nearest monitors: Richland County, SC, 30 mi away
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription33% have cable, fibre or DSL53% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJenkinsville Water Company (sc2020001)serves 2,550 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation436 ft133 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMUSC Health Fairfield Emergency and Imaging-Medical Center13.5 miPost officeJenkinsville Post Office2.9 miTown hallChapin Town Hall9.2 miPoliceChapin Police Department9.2 miFire stationFairfield County Fire Services Station 6 - Jenkinsville2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Metropolitan Airport CAE27 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT67 miInterstateI-267.2 miUS highwayUS 1765.0 miAmtrakColumbia, SC CLB26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29065 ZIP area.
