Local servicesHospitalAnMed Health Medical Center10.0 miPost officeStarr Post Office1.6 miTown hallStarr Town Hall1.5 miPoliceIva Police Department6.0 miFire stationAnderson County Fire Department Starr Station 41.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleStarr Iva Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryStarr Elementary School1.4 miCollegeTri County Technical College Anderson Campus9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP46 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL111 miInterstateI-8512 miUS highwayUS 293.5 miAmtrakClemson, SC CSN23 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29684 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29684 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:19 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:33 am – 5:24 pm
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People5,431 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.32,002 householdsMedian household income $58,047Median home value $170,100Median rent $915 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $589 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting7.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 2,148 employedMain industries: manufacturing 27%, transport, warehousing and utilities 18%, education and health care 12%Average commute 26 minutes84% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days64 days above 90°F, 45 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hartwell Dam station, 7 mi away; snow from Anderson
Nearby landmarksLittle Mountainpeak · 4.4 miHewin Islandisland · 5.2 miStephenson Islandisland · 5.3 miTri County Technical College Anderson Campuscollege · 9.0 miCole Lake Twolake · 8.1 miCole Lake Threelake · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSadlers Creek State Parkstate park · 6.4 mi · 370 acresParker Bowie Sports Complexrecreation area · 4.3 miIva Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.0 miHartwell Recreation Arearecreation area · 9.4 mi · 52,107 acresHart County Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 990 acresHart Outdoor Recreation Areastate recreation area · 10.8 mi · 155 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Aug 197438 mi away, near Lincolnton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Aug 202536 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAnderson County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025241 of 264 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Anderson County monitors, SC
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterStarr-iva W/d (sc0420005)serves 11,125 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation697 ft212 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
