Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:10 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:26 am – 5:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F38 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month August3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days51 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Monroe Ap station, 20 mi away; snow from Catawba
Nearby landmarksUniversity of South Carolina - Lancastercollege · 2.6 miLancaster Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miCedar Pines Lakelake · 4.7 miCane Creek Watershed Site Sevenreservoir · 3.8 miBurnetts Pondlake · 2.3 miAndrew Jackson State Park Campgroundcampground · 7.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuckelew Parkpark · 1.8 miWest Side Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.4 miAndrew Jackson State Parkstate park · 7.0 mi · 324 acresLandsford Canal State Parkstate park · 7.1 mi · 219 acresLandsford Canal Forest Legacy Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 1,044 acresHanging Rock Battlegroundstate historic site · 13.2 mi · 240 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 13 Apr 199821 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 29 Jun 202240 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 quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 361 days measured85 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: York County, SC, 29 mi away
Drinking waterLancaster County W&sd (sc2920001)serves 79,107 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation504 ft154 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSprings Memorial Hospital3.2 miPost officeLancaster Post Office2.2 miTown hallLancaster City Hall2.5 miPoliceLancaster Police Department2.2 miFire stationShiloh Zion Fire Department - Lancaster Station 171.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleA R Rucker Middle School1.9 miElementaryClinton Elementary School1.9 miCollegeUniversity of South Carolina - Lancaster2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT34 miInterstateI-7717 miUS highwayUS 5211.5 miAmtrakCamden, SC CAM35 miCoachMonroe A&G ExpressGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29721 ZIP area.
