Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:11 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:27 am – 5:16 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F43 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month June3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days56 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winthrop Univ station, 11 mi away; snow from Catawba
Parks and public landsRodman Sports Complexrecreation area · 4.6 mi · 90 acresLandsford Canal State Parkstate park · 7.2 mi · 224 acresLandsford Canal Forest Legacy Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 1,044 acresRock Hill Blackjacks Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 290 acresCarroll Parkpark · 9.6 miAndrew Jackson State Parkstate park · 12.2 mi · 324 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 199831 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 29 Jun 202245 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChester County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm 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, 17 mi away
Drinking waterChester Metropolitan District (1220002)serves 15,668 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation540 ft165 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMUSC Health Chester Medical Center11.5 miPost officeEdgemoor Post Office2.1 miTown hallRichburg Town Hall3.7 miPoliceFort Lawn Police Department8.4 miFire stationLando Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT31 miInterstateI-771.6 miUS highwayUS 215.0 miAmtrakCamden, SC CAM43 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29724 ZIP area.
