Local servicesHospitalAnMed Health Cannon Hospital10.9 miPost officeSunset Post Office2.6 miTown hallSalem Town Hall9.8 miFire stationVineyards Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL36 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS86 miInterstateI-8526 miUS highwayUS 1782.7 miAmtrakClemson, SC CSN20 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29685 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29685 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:17 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:35 am – 5:23 pm
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People1,964 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.8856 householdsMedian household income $116,742Median home value $828,50095% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,630 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.4% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 705 employedMain industries: professional and business services 18%, manufacturing 16%, education and health care 13%Average commute 29 minutes53% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 29% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 26% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, French or Haitian Creole 3%, German or Dutch 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 28°F69 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month January12 in of snow a year, on about 5 days37 days above 90°F, 86 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Table Rock station, 9 mi away; snow from Lake Toxaway 2 Sw
Nearby landmarksWadakoe Mountainpeak · under a mileHowell Mountainpeak · 1.0 miReedy Cove Fallswaterfall · 2.6 miReedy Cove Creek Lakelake · 3.8 miBig Rock Lakelake · 3.9 miClearwater Fallswaterfall · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJocassee Gorgesstate conservation land · within reach · 32,523 acresWadakoe Mountain Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mileKeowee-Toxaway State Parkstate park · 3.6 mi · 1,005 acresPoe Creek State Foreststate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 1,251 acresEastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 376 acresDevils Fork State Parkstate park · 5.7 mi · 578 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 19798 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202341 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPickens County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce 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, 28 mi away
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEasley Combined Util (sc3910002)serves 36,098 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,053 ft321 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
