Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min6:11 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:21 am – 5:17 pm
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People6,033 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.52,430 householdsMedian household income $56,300Median home value $185,200Median rent $788 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $874 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 2,164 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, retail 20%, construction 13%Average commute 42 minutes79% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F56 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days75 days above 90°F, 48 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Manning station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksPine Islandisland · 4.0 miGoat Islandisland · 1.9 miBlack Bottom Pond Trailtrailhead · 3.6 miPine Island Trailtrailhead · 3.7 miCuddo Lake (historical)lake · 4.8 miSummerton Waste Treatment Pondlake · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSantee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · under a mile · 4,533 acresTaw Caw Creek Parkpark · under a milePotato Creek Hatchery Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 224 acresSantee State Parkstate park · 7.6 mi · 2,828 acresSantee Cooper Wildlife Management Area - Mill Creekstate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 202 acresSantee Cooper Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 4,735 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 22 Nov 197445 mi away, near Ladson, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 29 Jun 202249 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowClarendon County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighLightning 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, nearest monitors: Richland County, SC, 47 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSummerton Town of (sc1410003)serves 2,096 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation74 ft23 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMcLeod Health Clarendon12.7 miPost officeSummerton Post Office5.2 miTown hallSummerton Town Hall5.1 miPoliceSummerton Police Department5.1 miFire stationClarendon County Fire Rescue Station 8 Taw Cawunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharleston International Airport CHS47 miInterstateI-953.8 miUS highwayUS 154.5 miAmtrakKingstree, SC KTR31 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29148 ZIP area.
