Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min6:17 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:27 am – 5:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 32°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month June1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days81 days above 90°F, 41 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aiken 2 E station; rain from Aiken 1.6 Nnw; snow from Aiken 5se
Nearby landmarksHounds Lakelake · 3.7 miUniversity of South Carolina Aikencollege · 5.0 miHolley Lakelake · 4.3 miWrights Millpondreservoir · 3.8 miSand Riverriver · 7.6 miAnderson Millpondreservoir · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCitizens Parkpark · under a mile · 124 acresPerry Memorial Parkpark · 1.6 miHenderson Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 429 acresAiken State Parkstate park · 10.6 mi · 1,175 acresGopher Branch Heritage Preservestate historic site · 10.1 miBear Branch Heritage Preservestate historic site · 10.5 mi · 174 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 4.1 on 15 Feb 201430 mi away, near Parksville, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202644 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAiken County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025241 of 266 days measured25 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Aiken County monitors, SC
Drinking waterAiken City of (sc0210001)serves 51,533 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation512 ft156 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAiken Regional Medical Centers4.7 miPost officeAiken Post Office2.5 miTown hallAiken Municipal Building2.2 miPoliceAiken Police Department2.4 miFire stationAiken Public Safety Fire Station 12.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherElementaryEast Aiken School of the Artsunder a mileSchoolHorse Creek Academy1.5 miMiddleSchofield Middle School1.8 miCollegeUniversity of South Carolina Aiken5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAugusta Regional At Bush Field AGS20 miMajor airportSavannah Hilton Head International Airport SAV102 miInterstateI-207.2 miUS highwayUS 78under a mileAmtrakDenmark, SC DNK35 miCoachAiken Quick PantryGreyhound3.1 miTransit1 stop within a mileAiken Senior Life ServicesSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29850 ZIP area.
