Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:09 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:25 am – 5:15 pm
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People11,116 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.83,877 householdsMedian household income $52,077Median home value $155,100Median rent $831 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $577 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 4,183 employedMain industries: manufacturing 20%, education and health care 20%, retail 9%Average commute 31 minutes85% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 32°F38 in of rain a year, on about 61 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare86 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wateree Dam station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsKershaw Country Club and Golf Courserecreation area · 3.1 mi · 148 acresMarion Boan Fieldsrecreation area · 3.2 miHanging Rock Battlegroundstate historic site · 6.8 mi · 240 acresForty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 2,305 acresCarolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.7 mi · 45,917 acresGoodale State Parkstate park · 17.2 mi · 764 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 13 Apr 19986 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 29 Jun 202228 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLancaster County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025234 of 365 days measured130 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 103main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Chesterfield County, SC, 22 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKershaw Town of (sc2910003)serves 2,567 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation407 ft124 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSprings Memorial Hospital18.6 miPost officeKershaw Post Office3.0 miTown hallKershaw Town Hall2.6 miFire stationKershaw Fire Department Lancaster County Station 112.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT52 miInterstateI-2023 miUS highwayUS 6011.9 miAmtrakCamden, SC CAM21 miCoachCamden McDonald'sGreyhound23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29067 ZIP area.
