Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min6:10 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:22 am – 5:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 33°F49 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare58 days above 90°F, 56 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sumter station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsPaxville Cemeteryhistoric site · 6.2 miEastwood Parkpark · 6.8 miManchester State Foreststate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 108 acresPoinsett State Parkstate park · 12.1 mi · 1,011 acresCongaree National Parknational park · 21.2 mi · 26,442 acresSantee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.7 mi · 4,530 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 3 Feb 197239 mi away, near Bowman, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 29 Jun 202234 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSumter County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm 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, 36 mi away
Drinking waterSumter City of (sc4310001)serves 53,070 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation129 ft39 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPrisma Health Tuomey Hospital7.4 miPost officeAlcolu Post Office7.4 miTown hallSumter City Hall7.2 miPoliceSumter Police Department7.5 miFire stationSumter Fire Department Graham Station 32.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFlorence Regional Airport FLO42 miMajor airportCharleston International Airport CHS66 miInterstateI-958.2 miUS highwayUS 5211.7 miAmtrakKingstree, SC KTR30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29151 ZIP area.
