Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:12 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:26 am – 5:18 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 31°F45 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare62 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winnsboro station
Nearby landmarksJackson Mill Creek Watershed Structure Number Tworeservoir · 2.5 miWinnsboro Reservoirreservoir · 3.6 miWhite Oak Conference Center Lakelake · 7.0 miWest Fork Little Riverriver · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of Winnsboro Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileMount Zionhistoric site · 1.0 miLake Wateree State Parkstate park · 13.5 mi · 296 acresCatawba-Pee Dee Region - Liberty Hillstate conservation land · 13.7 mi · 1,630 acresSesquicentennial State Parkstate park · 21.8 mi · 1,394 acresChester State Parkstate park · 21.9 mi · 521 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 13 Apr 199829 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202623 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFairfield 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, 26 mi away
Drinking waterWinnsboro Town of (2010001)serves 10,391 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation513 ft156 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMUSC Health Fairfield Emergency and Imaging-Medical Center1.9 miPost officeWinnsboro Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWinnsboro Town Hallunder a milePoliceWinnsboro Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationWinnsboro Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherMiddleFairfield Middle School1.0 miHighFairfield Central High School1.1 miSchoolFairfield Magnet School1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Metropolitan Airport CAE30 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT59 miInterstateI-775.8 miUS highwayUS 321 S Bypunder a mileAmtrakColumbia, SC CLB26 miTransit6 stops within a mileFairfield County Transit System (FCTS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29106 ZIP area.
