Local servicesHospitalHighlands Cashiers Hospital14.6 miPost officeSalem Post Office5.0 miTown hallSalem Town Hall4.3 miFire stationSalem Volunteer Fire Department4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL42 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS82 miInterstateI-8530 miUS highwayUS 17811 miAmtrakClemson, SC CSN20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29676 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29676 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:18 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:35 am – 5:24 pm
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People6,016 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 64.32,815 householdsMedian household income $92,798Median home value $416,800Median rent $940 a month95% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,708 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate41% of adults are in the labour force, 2,275 employedMain industries: professional and business services 25%, hospitality, food and recreation 17%, education and health care 13%Average commute 30 minutes63% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 33% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 26% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 26°F87 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month August4 in of snow a year, on about 1 days1 days above 90°F, 114 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jocassee 8 Wnw station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMcKinneys Mountainpeak · under a mileTater Hillpeak · under a mileThompson Riverriver · 2.8 miRochester Lake Number Onelake · 3.1 miRochester Lake Number Twolake · 3.2 miToxaway Riverriver · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDevils Fork State Parkstate park · 1.4 mi · 578 acresPoe Creek State Foreststate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 277 acresSumter National Forestnational forest · 5.3 miKeowee-Toxaway State Parkstate park · 5.4 mi · 1,005 acresNantahala National Forestnational forest · 6.8 mi · 54 acresJocassee Gorgesstate conservation land · 5.1 mi · 32,523 acresSource: 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 19792 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202344 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateOconee County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025336 of 348 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 32, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Macon County, NC, 28 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSalem Town of (sc3710001)serves 6,444 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
Elevation1,563 ft476 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
