Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:18 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:34 am – 5:24 pm
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People11,084 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.94,607 householdsMedian household income $72,445Median home value $269,500Median rent $1,049 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,120 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 5,747 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 15%, hospitality, food and recreation 12%Average commute 25 minutes84% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages39% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 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 67°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 28°F50 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month January2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days51 days above 90°F, 75 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sandy Springs 2 Ne station, 2 mi away; snow from Clemson Univ
Nearby landmarksGillespie Lakelake · 3.8 miThree and Twenty Creek Watershed Ninereservoir · 2.9 miSouthern Wesleyan Universitycollege · 6.2 miClemson Universitycollege · 6.8 miThree and Twenty Creek Watershed Five Lakelake · 6.5 miEast Beachbeach · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVeterans Parkpark · 2.8 miNettles Parkrecreation area · 3.9 miArmory Ball Fieldstate recreation area · 5.5 miFant's Grove Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 7,241 acresPresident's Parkstate park · 6.6 miHartwell Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.5 mi · 52,107 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197924 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Aug 202543 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 home95% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPendleton Town of (sc0410006)serves 5,597 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation799 ft244 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAnMed North Campus8.7 miPost officeLa France Post Office3.1 miTown hallPendleton Municipal Building3.1 miPoliceCentral Police Department6.2 miFire stationWalker McElmoyle Fire Department - Anderson County Station 162.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP34 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS108 miInterstateI-854.9 miUS highwayUS 1781.2 miAmtrakClemson, SC CSN7.0 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound7.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29670 ZIP area.
