Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:20 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:36 am – 5:26 pm
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People306 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.2107 householdsMedian household income $67,75086% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting31.2% unemployment rate83% of adults are in the labour force, 150 employedMain industries: manufacturing 27%, retail 27%, education and health care 23%Average commute 36 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 30°F64 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month December3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days12 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Long Creek station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsTallulah Gorge State Parkstate park · 3.6 mi · 2,296 acresBrasstown Creek Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 467 acresRabun Countypark · 5.8 miChattahoochee National Forestnational forest · 9.6 miWarwoman Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 16,634 acresRabun County Recreation Parkrecreation area · 7.4 mi · 74 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197922 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Feb 198850 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateOconee County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025336 of 348 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 32, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Macon County, NC, 27 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription10% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSeneca City of (sc3710002)serves 39,772 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,610 ft491 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMountain Lakes Medical Center10.0 miPost officeLong Creek Post Office2.5 miTown hallTallulah Falls City Hall5.8 miPoliceTallulah Falls Police Department5.8 miFire stationLong Creek Volunteer Fire Department Oconee County Station 92.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP62 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS82 miInterstateI-8525 miUS highwayUS 762.6 miAmtrakClemson, SC CSN27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29658 ZIP area.
