Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min6:13 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min7:25 am – 5:18 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 37°F44 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare83 days above 90°F, 33 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Columbia Owens Dwtn Ap station, 3 mi away; snow from Columbia Univ Of Sc
Parks and public landsHampton Parkrecreation area · 1.4 miTrenholm Parkpark · 1.8 miSesquicentennial State Parkstate park · 5.9 mi · 1,394 acresCongaree Creek Heritage Preservestate historic site · 5.7 mi · 616 acresFort Jackson National Cemeteryhistoric site · 8.8 mi · 166 acresCongaree National Parknational park · 15.9 mi · 26,442 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 199838 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202616 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRichland County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025212 of 365 days measured153 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 89main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Richland County monitors, SC
Drinking waterColumbia City of (sc4010001)serves 354,068 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Dec 2024: Chlorite, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation215 ft66 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMoncrief Army Health Clinic Hospital1.9 miPost officeForest Acres Post Officeunder a mileTown hallForest Acres City Hall1.0 miPoliceDorn VA Medical Center Police Department2.2 miFire stationFort Jackson Fire Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 5 otherElementaryBrennen Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleCrayton Middle Schoolunder a mileHighFlora High School1.1 miCollegeMidlands Technical College - Beltline Campus1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Metropolitan Airport CAE9.9 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT84 miInterstateI-77under a mileUS highwayUS 761.1 miAmtrakColumbia, SC CLB4.1 miCoachCamden McDonald'sGreyhound26 miTransit18 stops within a mileThe COMETSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29147 ZIP area.
