Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:17 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:32 am – 5:22 pm
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People16,080 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.15,811 householdsMedian household income $65,903Median home value $199,700Median rent $813 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $923 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 6,125 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, manufacturing 19%, retail 17%Average commute 26 minutes81% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 3%, Arabic 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 31°F48 in of rain a year, on about 64 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days51 days above 90°F, 70 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, W Pelzer station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksSnows Lakelake · 3.6 miStewarts Pondlake · 1.4 miWater Shed Number Two Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miAllen Shoalsrapids · 3.4 miWater Shed Three Reservoirreservoir · 3.4 miGreenville Technical College Brashier Campuscollege · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBrookdale Community Parkpark · 2.9 miPelzer Recreation Complexrecreation area · 2.9 miSumter National Forestnational forest · 8.6 mi · 374,485 acresParis Mountain State Parkstate park · 20.2 mi · 1,542 acresHartwell Recreation Arearecreation area · 22.6 mi · 52,107 acresPresident's Parkstate park · 24.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197938 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Aug 202530 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAnderson County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025241 of 264 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Anderson County monitors, SC
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBgwc Trollingwood S/d (sc2350010)serves 180 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation806 ft246 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPerry Correctional Institution Medical Center Infirmary4.7 miPost officePelzer Post Office2.6 miTown hallWest Pelzer Town Hall3.2 miPoliceWest Pelzer Police Department3.2 miFire stationSouth Greenville Fire Department Station 41.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryEllen Woodside Elementary School1.4 miCollegeGreenville Technical College Brashier Campus7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP21 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT92 miInterstateI-1855.9 miUS highwayUS 251.4 miAmtrakGreenville, SC GRV15 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29669 ZIP area.
