Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min6:14 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min7:26 am – 5:19 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 35°F45 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days81 days above 90°F, 47 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Columbia station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsGibson Road Soccer Complexrecreation area · 1.6 miBall Park Road Recreation Complexrecreation area · 1.9 mi · 65 acresDreher Island State Parkstate park · 9.1 mi · 352 acresShealy's Pond Heritage Preservestate historic site · 9.7 mi · 60 acresNipper Creek Heritage Preservestate historic site · 12.3 mi · 101 acresPeachtree Rock Heritage Preservestate historic site · 12.5 mi · 165 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 15 Feb 201449 mi away, near Parksville, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 20265 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLexington County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning 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, 22 mi away
Drinking waterJoint Municipal WSC (sc3220003)serves 47,838 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation468 ft143 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPrisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital8.9 miPost officeDowntown Lexington Post Office1.6 miTown hallLexington Town Hall2.4 miPoliceLexington Police Department2.4 miFire stationLexington County Fire Services Station 10 - Lexington1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryNew Providence Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryLake Murray Elementary School1.3 miCollegeECPI University Columbia Campus9.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Metropolitan Airport CAE9.6 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT86 miInterstateI-203.6 miUS highwayUS 378under a mileAmtrakColumbia, SC CLB13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29071 ZIP area.
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