Local servicesHospitalNewberry County Memorial Hospital11.0 miPost officePomaria Post Office4.9 miFire stationConsolidated 5 Volunteer Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Metropolitan Airport CAE32 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT67 miInterstateI-266.6 miUS highwayUS 1763.3 miAmtrakColumbia, SC CLB32 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29126 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29126 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:13 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:28 am – 5:19 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,703 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.81,002 householdsMedian household income $73,702Median home value $195,200Median rent $829 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,192 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.3% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 1,567 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, manufacturing 18%, construction 14%Average commute 26 minutes84% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F46 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days48 days above 90°F, 43 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Little Mtn station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsLake Monticello Parkrecreation area · 7.5 miLynch's Woods Parkpark · 9.5 mi · 306 acresDreher Island State Parkstate park · 16.6 mi · 352 acresChester State Parkstate park · 25.6 mi · 521 acresSumter National Forestnational forest · 28.4 mi · 374,485 acresCongaree National Parknational park · 49.8 mi · 26,442 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 13 Apr 199848 mi away, near Kershaw, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 202621 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 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, 36 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNewberry Co W&sa (sc3620002)serves 11,157 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation357 ft109 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
