Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:14 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:29 am – 5:19 pm
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People3,280 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.71,351 householdsMedian household income $60,241Median home value $73,000Median rent $723 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $619 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 1,351 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, manufacturing 26%, retail 15%Average commute 35 minutes84% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 29°F45 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month March2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days56 days above 90°F, 87 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Union 8 S station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsWhitmire War Memorial Libraryhistoric site · 1.2 miWhitmire Golf Courserecreation area · 1.0 mi · 88 acresRose Hill Plantation State Historic Sitestate historic site · 8.6 miFish Dam Ford Heritage Preservestate historic site · 11.6 mi · 143 acresSumter National Forestnational forest · 19.0 mi · 374,485 acresLake John D. Longstate recreation area · 19.5 mi · 196 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 3.1 on 16 Mar 198737 mi away, near Great Falls, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202636 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNewberry County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025201 of 365 days measured164 moderate daysMedian index 48, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Spartanburg County, SC, 38 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWhitmire Town of (sc3610004)serves 2,415 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation346 ft105 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNewberry County Memorial Hospital14.2 miPost officeWhitmire Post Office1.5 miTown hallWhitmire Town Hall1.5 miPoliceWhitmire Police Department1.5 miFire stationNewberry County Rural Fire Department Whitmire Station 31.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP45 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT62 miInterstateI-268.7 miUS highwayUS 176under a mileAmtrakSpartanburg, SC SPB37 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29178 ZIP area.
