Local servicesHospitalPrisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital12.6 miPost officeTownville Post Office2.3 miTown hallPendleton Municipal Building9.7 miFire stationTownville Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP45 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS108 miInterstateI-851.4 miUS highwayUS 767.9 miAmtrakClemson, SC CSN11 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29689 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29689 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:19 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:34 am – 5:24 pm
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People4,057 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.01,859 householdsMedian household income $72,951Median home value $341,600Median rent $854 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,727 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 1,722 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, retail 15%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 36 minutes86% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages39% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 33°F52 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month August2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days55 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clemson Univ station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksBeaverdam Watershed Five Lakelake · 3.6 miWeldon Island (historical)island · 4.5 miBeaverdam Watershed Four Lakelake · 5.9 miSeneca Riverriver · 6.5 miTugaloo Riverriver · 6.5 miMcMullins Island (historical)island · 7.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHartwell Recreation Arearecreation area · within reach · 52,107 acresFant's Grove Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 7,241 acresSadlers Creek State Parkstate park · 8.0 mi · 370 acresLake Hartwell State Parkstate park · 9.2 mi · 283 acresPresident's Parkstate park · 10.1 miTugaloo State Parkstate park · 10.8 mi · 410 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197928 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Aug 202548 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAnderson County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025241 of 264 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Anderson County monitors, SC
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterElectric City Utilities (sc0410012)serves 38,204 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Dec 2021: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation693 ft211 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
