Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:18 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:34 am – 5:24 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 28°F50 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month January2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days51 days above 90°F, 75 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sandy Springs 2 Ne station, 2 mi away; snow from Clemson Univ
Nearby landmarksClemson Universitycollege · 5.5 miThree and Twenty Creek Watershed Ninereservoir · 3.5 miGillespie Lakelake · 5.8 miEast Beachbeach · 6.0 miSouthern Wesleyan Universitycollege · 7.1 miLamaster Pondlake · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVeterans Parkpark · 1.1 miFant's Grove Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 7,241 acresHartwell Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.9 mi · 52,107 acresPresident's Parkstate park · 5.3 miArmory Ball Fieldstate recreation area · 4.3 miNettles Parkrecreation area · 3.3 miSource: 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 3.7 on 26 Aug 197924 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Aug 202545 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAnderson County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025241 of 264 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Anderson County monitors, SC
Drinking waterSandy Springs Water Co INC (sc0420003)serves 17,311 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation782 ft238 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAnMed North Campus9.5 miPost officeLa France Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPendleton Municipal Building2.0 miPoliceClemson Police Department5.8 miFire stationPendleton Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryLa France Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighPendleton High School1.4 miCollegeClemson University5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP36 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS107 miInterstateI-854.3 miUS highwayUS 76under a mileAmtrakClemson, SC CSN6.0 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound9.3 miTransit2 stops within a mileElectric City Transit (ECT), Clemson Area Transit (CAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29656 ZIP area.
