Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:09 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:27 am – 5:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F43 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month June3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days56 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winthrop Univ station, 11 mi away; snow from Catawba
Nearby landmarksSunview Lakelake · 3.5 miGoat Islandisland · 2.9 miReid Lakelake · 4.6 miYork Technical Collegecollege · 8.6 miAndrew Jackson State Park Campgroundcampground · 9.3 miFewell Islandisland · 8.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMarvin Efird Parkpark · 3.5 miClems Branch Greenwaypark · 4.0 miPolk Memorial State Historic Sitestate historic site · 7.3 miAndrew Jackson State Parkstate park · 9.3 mi · 324 acresRock Hill Blackjacks Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 290 acresLandsford Canal State Parkstate park · 13.1 mi · 224 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 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 3.2 on 5 Jun 199840 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLancaster County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 361 days measured85 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: York County, SC, 19 mi away
Drinking waterCatawba River Wsp (2920002)serves 25 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation614 ft187 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRiverview Medical Center8.0 miPost officeFort Mill Post Office5.5 miTown hallMarvin Village Hall2.5 miPoliceWaxhaw Police Department5.9 miFire stationPleasant Valley Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 2 middleElementaryIndian Land Elementary School1.4 miMiddleIndian Land Intermediate School1.4 miMiddleIndian Land Middle School1.6 miCollegeYork Technical College8.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT17 miInterstateI-4856.5 miUS highwayUS 5211.2 miAmtrakCamden, SC CAM52 miLight railI-485 StationCharlotte Area Transit System (CATS)9.4 miCoachMonroe A&G ExpressGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29744 ZIP area.
