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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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 landmarksClemson Universitycollege · 7.2 miTri County Technical College Anderson Campuscollege · 7.3 miThree and Twenty Creek Watershed Ninereservoir · 5.4 miGillespie Lakelake · 7.3 miLake Huntingtonlake · 7.6 miEast Beachbeach · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHartwell Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.2 mi · 52,107 acresFant's Grove Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 7,241 acresVeterans Parkpark · 3.1 miDarwin Wright Parkpark · 4.3 miPresident's Parkstate park · 7.1 miArmory Ball Fieldstate recreation area · 6.2 miSource: 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 3.7 on 26 Aug 197926 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
Drinking waterSandy Springs Water Co INC (sc0420003)serves 17,311 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
Elevation752 ft229 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAnMed North Campus8.1 miPost officeSandy Springs Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPendleton Municipal Building4.0 miPoliceAnderson County Sheriff's Office5.9 miFire stationAnderson County Fire Department Sandy Springs Station 261.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryLa France Elementary School1.2 miHighPendleton High School1.9 miCollegeClemson University7.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP37 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS109 miInterstateI-852.5 miUS highwayUS 76under a mileAmtrakClemson, SC CSN7.8 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound9.1 miTransit8 stops within a mileElectric City Transit (ECT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29677 ZIP area.
