Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:19 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:34 am – 5:24 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 34°F49 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month August2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days53 days above 90°F, 38 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clemson Oconee Co Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Clemson Univ
Nearby landmarksConeross Creek Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miSanders Lakelake · 3.3 miLittle Riverriver · 7.5 miBeaverdam Watershed Five Lakelake · 4.6 miEast Beachbeach · 5.4 miClemson Universitycollege · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHartwell Recreation Arearecreation area · 2.1 mi · 52,107 acresSeneca Recreation Departmentpark · 3.3 miShaver Recreation Centerrecreation area · 3.4 mi · 58 acresKeowee Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 624 acresFant's Grove Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 7,241 acresPresident's Parkstate park · 6.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197920 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 12 Dec 198732 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 quality56% of days had good air in 2025203 of 365 days measured162 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Greenville County, SC, 37 mi away
Drinking waterSeneca City of (sc3710002)serves 39,772 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation809 ft247 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPrisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital5.1 miPost officeSeneca Post Office3.5 miTown hallSeneca City Hall3.7 miPoliceSeneca Police Department3.7 miFire stationFriendship Fire Department Oconee County Station 121.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP45 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS101 miInterstateI-858.5 miUS highwayUS 764.4 miAmtrakClemson, SC CSN7.1 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29679 ZIP area.
