Local servicesHospitalRoper Saint Francis Berkeley Hospital2.3 miPost officeMoncks Corner Post Office1.7 miTown hallMoncks Corner Town Hall1.7 miPoliceMoncks Corner Police Department1.7 miFire stationMoncks Corner Fire Department Station 11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTrident Technical College Berkeley Campus2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharleston International Airport CHS19 miInterstateI-2612 miUS highwayUS 52under a mileAmtrakCharleston, SC CHS20 miCoachNorth Charleston 4565 Gaynor AveGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29461 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29461 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min6:11 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min7:19 am – 5:16 pm
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People43,816 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.015,859 householdsMedian household income $82,666Median home value $301,700Median rent $1,359 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,414 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 20,614 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, professional and business services 13%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 29 minutes80% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 38°F52 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare85 days above 90°F, 32 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Moncks Corner 4 N station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksTrident Technical College Berkeley Campuscollege · 2.1 miScott Whaley Lakelake · 4.4 miPinopolis Peninsulacape · 4.4 miThornley Pondlake · 3.7 miEast Branch Cooper Riverriver · 8.7 miWest Branch Cooper Riverriver · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKitfield Parkstate park · 3.2 miMoncks Corner Recreation Complexrecreation area · 1.5 mi · 51 acresOld Santee Canal Parkpark · 2.5 miMoncks Corner Youth Athletic Fieldstate recreation area · 4.0 miWadboo Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 3,157 acresFrancis Marion National Forestnational forest · 6.5 mi · 263,909 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 22 Nov 197420 mi away, near Ladson, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 27 Sep 202118 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBerkeley County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025252 of 270 days measured18 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Berkeley County monitors, SC
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBcwsa Sangaree W/d (0820002)serves 95,345 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation44 ft13 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
