Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min6:14 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:27 am – 5:19 pm
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People2,848 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.91,299 householdsMedian household income $75,884Median home value $257,400Median rent $865 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,206 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.2% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 1,028 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, retail 18%, construction 11%Average commute 29 minutes90% drive alone, 5% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F46 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days48 days above 90°F, 43 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Little Mtn station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsCrooked Creek Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 61 acresMelvin Parkpark · 5.0 mi · 67 acresDreher Island State Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 352 acresSesquicentennial State Parkstate park · 27.3 mi · 1,394 acresSumter National Forestnational forest · 32.6 mi · 374,485 acresCongaree National Parknational park · 42.2 mi · 26,442 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 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 202612 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNewberry County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm 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, 30 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNewberry Co W&sa (sc3620002)serves 11,157 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation575 ft175 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNewberry County Memorial Hospital14.5 miPost officeLittle Mountain Post Office2.6 miTown hallChapin Town Hall2.5 miPoliceChapin Police Department2.5 miFire stationLittle Mountain Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Metropolitan Airport CAE23 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT74 miInterstateI-26under a mileUS highwayUS 76under a mileAmtrakColumbia, SC CLB24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29075 ZIP area.
