Local servicesHospital20th Medical Group Military Hospital9.0 miPost officeWedgefield Post Office2.8 miTown hallPinewood Town Hall8.7 miFire stationSumter Fire Department Wedgefield Station 73.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of South Carolina Sumter11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Metropolitan Airport CAE34 miMajor airportCharleston International Airport CHS72 miInterstateI-9520 miUS highwayUS 6016.3 miAmtrakCamden, SC CAM28 miCoachCamden McDonald'sGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29168 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min6:11 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:23 am – 5:17 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,903 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.61,384 householdsMedian household income $43,911Median home value $34,900Median rent $1,022 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $470 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 1,380 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, retail 22%, professional and business services 15%Average commute 41 minutes97% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 2% take public transportSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, German or Dutch 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 35°F46 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month June1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days53 days above 90°F, 47 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wedgefield station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsPoinsett State Parkstate park · 2.1 mi · 1,011 acresManchester State Foreststate conservation land · under a mileCongaree National Parknational park · 8.9 mi · 26,442 acresMillford Plantationhistoric site · 6.9 miPatriot Parkpark · 8.4 mi · 107 acresCongaree Bluffs Heritage Preservestate historic site · 11.2 mi · 206 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 3 Feb 197238 mi away, near Bowman, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202643 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSumter County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025212 of 365 days measured153 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 89main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Richland County, SC, 24 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSumter Co-wedgefield-stateburg WDserves 1,200 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation241 ft73 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
