Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min6:13 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:23 am – 5:19 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 37°F44 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare75 days above 90°F, 35 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Orangeburg Muni Ap station, 1 mi away; snow from Orangeburg 2
Nearby landmarksSouthern Methodist Collegecollege · 1.0 miSouth Carolina State Universitycollege · 1.3 miSouth Carolina Noname Lake Thirty-Eight Thousand and Fifty-Ninelake · 3.7 miFarly Road Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miWannamaker Catfish Pondsreservoir · 4.6 miOwens Pondlake · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity of Orangeburg Disc Golf Courserecreation area · 1.5 miEdisto Memorial Gardens, Albergotti, Albergotti Fieldpark · 1.7 miCongaree National Parknational park · 18.8 mi · 26,442 acresSantee State Parkstate park · 19.6 mi · 2,828 acresBarnwell State Parkstate park · 28.1 miPoinsett State Parkstate park · 28.1 mi · 1,011 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 3 Feb 197219 mi away, near Bowman, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateOrangeburg County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning 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, 38 mi away
Drinking waterOrangeburg Dpu (sc3810001)serves 47,463 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation200 ft61 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMUSC Health - Orangeburg4.4 miPost officeOrangeburg Post Office1.7 miTown hallOrangeburg City Hall1.3 miPoliceOrangeburg County Sheriff's Office2.4 miFire stationOrangeburg Fire Department Station 41.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 otherSchoolOrangeburg Christian Academyunder a mileElementaryMellichamp Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryWhittaker Elementary School1.2 miCollegeSouthern Methodist College1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Metropolitan Airport CAE36 miMajor airportCharleston International Airport CHS62 miInterstateI-264.3 miUS highwayUS 178under a mileAmtrakDenmark, SC DNK20 miCoachOrangeburg (Xpress Travel Center)FlixBus2.3 miTransit16 stops within a mileSantee Wateree RTA (SWRTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29116 ZIP area.
