Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min6:08 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:18 am – 5:13 pm
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People1,322 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.6485 householdsMedian household income $50,156Median home value $88,70071% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $373 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 625 employedMain industries: manufacturing 29%, transport, warehousing and utilities 26%, education and health care 20%Average commute 37 minutes72% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 35°F51 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days43 days above 90°F, 52 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hemingway 8 Ese station, 10 mi away; snow from Cades 4 W
Nearby landmarksWilson Lakelake · 2.4 miBrowns Pondlake · 2.0 miRough Islandisland · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChavis One Stop Complexrecreation area · 7.7 miWaccamaw National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.9 mi · 18,852 acresFrancis Marion National Forestnational forest · 23.8 mi · 263,909 acresHuntington Beach State Parkstate park · 29.0 mi · 1,627 acresSewee Purchase Unitnational forest · 49.0 mi · 964 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWilliamsburg County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025235 of 361 days measured125 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 108main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Florence County, SC, 27 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWcwsa (sc4510007)serves 7,099 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation51 ft16 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWilliamsburg Regional Hospital15.4 miPost officeNesmith Post Office2.2 miPoliceHemingway Police Department9.1 miFire stationWilliamsburg County Volunteer Fire Department Nesmith2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMyrtle Beach International Airport MYR36 miInterstateI-9535 miUS highwayUS 52111 miAmtrakKingstree, SC KTR16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29580 ZIP area.
