Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min6:19 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:32 am – 5:24 pm
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People163 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.390 householdsMedian rent $510 a month51% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 71%, other Indo-European languages 29%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 32°F47 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days60 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Calhoun Falls station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSecession Lakelake · 4.2 miDiamond Springspring · 3.8 miRichard B Russell Lakelake · 5.9 miMcCalla Island (historical)island · 6.0 miCherokee Shoalsrapids · 6.4 miRocky Riverriver · 8.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRichard B. Russell Recreation Arearecreation area · under a mile · 27,763 acresRichard B. Russell State Parkstate park · 5.4 mi · 2,425 acresHighway 184 Ballfieldrecreation area · 6.7 miIva Cemeteryhistoric site · 7.4 miElbert County Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 1,910 acresCalhoun Falls Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 426 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Aug 197425 mi away, near Lincolnton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Aug 202532 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAbbeville 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 2025211 of 365 days measured154 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 89main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clarke County, GA, 45 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAbbeville City of (sc0110001)serves 5,650 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2022: disinfection by-products, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation533 ft162 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalElbert Memorial Hospital14.8 miPost officeLowndesville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLowndesville Town Hallunder a milePoliceIva Police Department6.5 miFire stationAbbeville County Fire Department Lowndesville Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP53 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL110 miInterstateI-8525 miUS highwayUS 2914 miAmtrakClemson, SC CSN35 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29659 ZIP area.
