Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min6:11 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min7:18 am – 5:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 38°F52 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare85 days above 90°F, 32 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Moncks Corner 4 N station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksMidway Reservereservoir · 3.3 miLittle Hellhole Reservereservoir · 3.5 miRice Hope Lakelake · 5.7 miCoingtee Lakelake · 5.7 miEast Branch Cooper Riverriver · 6.8 miWest Branch Cooper Riverriver · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFrancis Marion National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 263,909 acresBonneau Ferry Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.6 mi · 10,703 acresWadboo Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 3,157 acresChildsbury Towne Heritage Preservestate historic site · 5.0 mi · 99 acresKitfield Parkstate park · 6.7 miOld Santee Canal Parkpark · 4.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 22 Nov 197423 mi away, near Ladson, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 27 Sep 202121 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBerkeley County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025252 of 270 days measured18 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Berkeley County monitors, SC
Drinking waterBcwsa Sangaree W/d (0820002)serves 95,345 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation37 ft11 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRoper Saint Francis Berkeley Hospital5.0 miPost officeCordesville Post Office2.4 miTown hallMoncks Corner Town Hall6.3 miPoliceMoncks Corner Police Department6.3 miFire stationCordesville Fire Department Station 11.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTrident Technical College Berkeley Campus8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharleston International Airport CHS20 miInterstateI-2616 miUS highwayUS 17 Alt5.3 miAmtrakCharleston, SC CHS21 miCoachNorth Charleston 4565 Gaynor AveGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29476 ZIP area.
