Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min6:16 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:26 am – 5:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 35°F51 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days86 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aiken 5se station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsAiken State Parkstate park · 6.3 mi · 1,175 acresCitizens Parkpark · 5.5 mi · 124 acresVirginia Acres Parkpark · 7.0 miAiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 1,486 acresDitch Pond Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 283 acresHenderson Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 429 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 15 Feb 201436 mi away, near Parksville, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202644 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAiken County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025241 of 266 days measured25 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Aiken County monitors, SC
Drinking waterAiken City of (sc0210001)serves 51,533 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation416 ft127 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAiken Regional Medical Centers10.4 miPost officeMontmorenci Post Office2.4 miTown hallNew Ellenton City Hall7.7 miPoliceNew Ellenton Police Department7.8 miFire stationMontmorenci Volunteer Fire Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryOakwood Windsor Elementary School1.5 miCollegeUniversity of South Carolina Aiken10.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAugusta Regional At Bush Field AGS23 miMajor airportSavannah Hilton Head International Airport SAV98 miInterstateI-2012 miUS highwayUS 782.1 miAmtrakDenmark, SC DNK29 miCoachAiken Quick PantryGreyhound8.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29839 ZIP area.
