Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:11 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:25 am – 5:17 pm
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People6,252 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.33,000 householdsMedian household income $63,963Median home value $265,500Median rent $918 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,187 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 2,736 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 17%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 30 minutes80% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 32°F38 in of rain a year, on about 61 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare86 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wateree Dam station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksCamp Longridge Lakelake · 1.9 miWateree Lakelake · 6.9 miLake Wateree State Park Taylor Creek Campgroundcampground · 7.1 miLake Wateree State Park Riverside Campgroundcampground · 7.3 miBuck Hillpeak · 7.9 miCatawba Riverriver · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCenterville Mini Parkpark · 4.1 miLake Wateree State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 296 acresChurch Street Schoolhistoric site · 4.7 miCatawba-Pee Dee Region - Liberty Hillstate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 1,630 acresCatawba River Wildlife Management Area - McDowell Tractstate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 1,878 acresSesquicentennial State Parkstate park · 16.1 mi · 1,394 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 13 Apr 199819 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202628 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFairfield County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm 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, 21 mi away
Internet at home73% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRidgeway Town of (sc2010002)serves 950 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation435 ft133 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMUSC Health Fairfield Emergency and Imaging-Medical Center11.9 miPost officeRidgeway Post Office4.8 miTown hallRidgeway Town Hall4.9 miPoliceRidgeway Police Department4.9 miFire stationFairfield County Fire Services Station 5 - Southeastern2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Metropolitan Airport CAE31 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT61 miInterstateI-777.0 miUS highwayUS 214.7 miAmtrakCamden, SC CAM16 miCoachCamden McDonald'sGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29130 ZIP area.
