Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min6:11 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:17 am – 5:17 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 37°F52 in of rain a yearwettest month AugustSnow is rare55 days above 90°F, 18 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sullivans Is station, 4 mi away; snow from Charleston Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksHobcaw Pointcape · 2.2 miTrident Technical College Mount Pleasant Campuscollege · under a mileLake Woodlawnlake · under a mileSullivans Islandisland · 3.9 miOyster Pointcape · 5.4 miWando Riverriver · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of Mount Pleasant Open Space 2recreation area · under a mileWhipple Road Tennis Complexrecreation area · 1.0 miCharles Pinckney National Historic Sitehistoric site · 2.5 miCrab Bank Seabird Sanctuarystate conservation land · 3.2 miFort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Parkhistoric site · 4.2 mi · 165 acresFort Lamar Heritage Preservestate historic site · 9.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 22 Nov 197418 mi away, near Ladson, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 27 Sep 202119 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighCharleston County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighHurricane Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025222 of 365 days measured142 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 105main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Charleston County monitors, SC
Drinking waterMt Pleasant Water Works (1010002)serves 91,500 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation18 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVibra Hospital of Charlestonunder a milePost officeMount Pleasant Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMount Pleasant Town Hall2.2 miPoliceMount Pleasant Police Department Substation1.7 miFire stationMount Pleasant Fire Department Station 7under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools3 elementary, 1 high, 5 otherElementaryJames B Edwards Elementary School of Global Leadershipunder a mileSchoolTrident Academyunder a mileHighLucy Beckham High Schoolunder a mileCollegeTrident Technical College Mount Pleasant Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharleston International Airport CHS12 miInterstateI-526under a mileUS highwayUS 17under a mileAmtrakCharleston, SC CHS9.1 miCoachNorth Charleston 4565 Gaynor AveGreyhound9.1 miTransit42 stops within a mileCharleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA), TriCounty LinkSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29465 ZIP area.
