Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:16 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:31 am – 5:22 pm
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People5,536 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.02,101 householdsMedian household income $47,068Median home value $99,600Median rent $737 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $553 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 2,467 employedMain industries: manufacturing 28%, education and health care 15%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 31 minutes90% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F42 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days60 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greenwood Co Ap station, 12 mi away; snow from Ware Shoals 2
Parks and public landsSumter National Forestnational forest · within reach · 374,485 acresPitts Parkpark · 1.2 miYoung Parkpark · 2.2 miCliff Pitts Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 510 acresGray Court Tract Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.0 mi · 59 acresGray Court Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.3 mi · 62 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Aug 197440 mi away, near Lincolnton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Aug 202511 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGreenwood County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighIce storm 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, 34 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWare Shoals Town of (sc2410003)serves 3,174 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation590 ft180 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLaurens County Hospital16.6 miPost officeWare Shoals Post Office1.7 miTown hallWare Shoals Town Hall1.7 miPoliceWare Shoals Police Department1.5 miFire stationWestern Laurens Volunteer Fire Department 261.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryWare Shoals Primary Schoolunder a mileHighWare Shoals High School1.7 miCollegeErskine College and Seminary11.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP33 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT91 miInterstateI-38515 miUS highwayUS 25under a mileAmtrakGreenville, SC GRV33 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29692 ZIP area.
