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Greenwood, South Carolina

Demographics

Located in the Piedmont Region of South Carolina, Greenwood County serves as a hub for the seven county region including Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, and Saluda.Climate——————————————————————————–

 

Average Temperature Average Total Precipitation AveragesAverage SnowfallAverage Growing SeasonPrevailing WindsElevation 68.0 43.1 inches 1.4″229 DaysSoutheast 620 Ft Above Sea Level

Tax Structure——————————————————————————–Sales Tax 7%Income Tax

 

PersonalGraduated 2.5% - 7%
Corporate 5% of Net Income
Unemployment 2.64% of first$7,000

Population (2007)——————————————————————————–City 22,070County 66,271 includes Greenwood, Hodges, Ware Shoals, Ninety Six, Bradley, andTroyMedian Income (1997 Model Estimate)

 

Greenwood $32,937
South Carolina $33,325

Churches Approximately 130 Main-Line Protestant

 

4 Jehovah’s Witnesses
4 Mennonite
1 Catholic
1 Mormon
1 Seventh Day Adventist
1 Charismatic

Jewish, Greek Orthodox and othershave places of worship within an hour’s driveBanks——————————————————————————– Bank Locations

 

Carolina First 1
CapitalBank 3
Bank of America 5
Palmetto Bank 3
Wachovia Bank 2
Countybank 5
First CitizensBank 2

Libraries——————————————————————————– The Greenwood Regional Library System

Lander UniversityPiedmont Technical CollegePost Offices——————————————————————————–

 

South Greenwood 227-6429
North Greenwood 229-6072
Greenwood MainBranch 223-2321
Ninety Six 543-2920
Ware Shoals 456-7521
Hodges 374-7515
Bradley 746-6310
Troy 746-6440

Distance ——————————————————————————–

 

MajorCities Hours Miles
Asheville 2.1 115
Atlanta 3.0 148
Augusta 1.0 59
Charleston 3.5 175
Charlotte 2.2 121
Columbia 1.5 74
Greenville 1.0 55

Transportation——————————————————————————–Railroads:Served by: CSX TransportationSwitch Yard: Greenwood, SCPiggy Back Yard Greenville, SC Airports:Greenville/Spartanburg (international) 60 MilesLocal Greenwood Airport serves Private and Commuter planesImportant Numbers——————————————————————————–

 

Driver’s License 227-6434
VoterRegistration 942-8648
Tax Collector 942-8525
Commissioner ofPublic Works(Gas, Water, &Electric for City; Gas & Water for County) 942-8100
Duke PowerCompany 227-3868
Sprint Telephone 223-9011
Northland CableTV 229-5421
GreenwoodMetropolitan Commission 943-8000
City ofGreenwood 942-8412
Greenwood County 942-8500
Ninety Six 543-2200
Ware Shoals 456-7478
Hodges 374-3111

——————————————————————————– Greenwood’s Local Newspapers offer 1 morning daily newspapercovering Greenwood and its surrounding counties as well as twoweekly town newspapers - information can be obtained by contactingthem at:

 

The Index Journal610 Phoenix Street864-223-1411 Fax: 864-223-7311Morning Daily The Star and Beacon111 E. Main St.Ninety Six, SC864-543-3344 Fax: 864-543-3440Weekly
The Observer730 Greenwood Ave. NorthWare Shoals, SC 29692 864-456-7772Fax: 864-456-7122Weekly  

 

   

Radio Stations ——————————————————————————– Greenwood and its surrounding counties offer a variety of formatswith its local radio stations.

 

Sunny103.5 - FM/WMTY 1090 - AM 210 Montague Ave.Greenwood, SC 29649864-223-4300Format: Easy Listening/Gospel  
Your 94.1 FM/WCRS-1450-AM637 E. Durst Ave.Greenwood, SC 29649864-223-8553Format: Top 40, Easy Listening, Oldies WZLA - FM - 92.9112 North Main Street.Abbeville, SC 29620864-459-5785800-833-9211 Format: Oldies

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