Local servicesHospitalPrisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital8.0 miPost officeWalhalla Post Office1.2 miTown hallWalhalla City Hall1.2 miPoliceWalhalla Police Department1.4 miFire stationWalhalla Fire Department Oconee County Station 51.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP49 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS88 miInterstateI-8520 miUS highwayUS 767.5 miAmtrakClemson, SC CSN15 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29691 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29691 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:19 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:35 am – 5:25 pm
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People12,084 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.64,907 householdsMedian household income $49,639Median home value $190,600Median rent $820 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $746 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 5,174 employedMain industries: manufacturing 23%, education and health care 22%, hospitality, food and recreation 11%Average commute 27 minutes74% drive alone, 22% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 12%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 29°F61 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month August2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days44 days above 90°F, 79 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Walhalla station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsStumphouse Mountain Tunnel Parkstate park · 3.3 miSertoma Fieldrecreation area · 1.2 miStumphouse Mountain Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 438 acresBuzzard Roost Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 502 acresOconee State Parkstate park · 5.2 mi · 1,090 acresOconee Station State Historic Sitestate historic site · 4.1 mi · 205 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197912 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 12 Dec 198745 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateOconee County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025336 of 348 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 32, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Macon County, NC, 32 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWalhalla City of (sc3710004)serves 16,010 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,001 ft305 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
