Local servicesHospitalMcLeod Health Cheraw Hospital15.8 miPost officeRuby Post Office1.2 miTown hallMount Croghan Town Hall3.5 miPoliceChesterfield Police Department6.3 miFire stationRuby - Mount Croghan Fire Department Station 11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFlorence Regional Airport FLO46 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT54 miInterstateI-7425 miUS highwayUS 60112 miAmtrakCamden, SC CAM41 miCoachRockingham King Fuel StationGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29741 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29741 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:08 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:24 am – 5:13 pm
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People1,473 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.9680 householdsMedian household income $51,875Median home value $92,800Median rent $742 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $322 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 736 employedMain industries: manufacturing 27%, education and health care 23%, other services 16%Average commute 33 minutes94% drive alone, 5% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher77% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 32°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month August3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days80 days above 90°F, 68 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chesterfield 3 E station, 9 mi away; snow from Wadesboro
Parks and public landsCarolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.5 mi · 45,917 acresCampbells Crossroads Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 349 acresAngelus Tract Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 54 acresSand Hills State Foreststate conservation land · 9.5 mi · 154 acresCheraw State Parkstate park · 14.6 mi · 7,278 acresFarm Service Agency Interest Of Scnational wildlife refuge · 18.1 mi · 200 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 3.9 on 13 Apr 199829 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 29 Jun 202249 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChesterfield County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025234 of 365 days measured130 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 103main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Chesterfield County monitors, SC
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterChesterfield Co Rural Water (sc1320003)serves 25,691 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation375 ft114 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
