York, South Carolina SC Hotels/Motels/Lodging

This is the current conditions weather report for York. The report was made 36 minutes ago, at 07:54 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 15 miles per hour / 24.1 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 15 miles per hour / 24.1 kilometers per hour from the northwest (310°). The temperature was 41°F / 5°C, with a dew-point at 41°F / 5°C. The temperature felt like 34°F / 1°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.27 inHg / 1026 hPa. The relative humidity was 28%. The skies were clear.

York is a city in York County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 6,985 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of York County. York is located at 34.994673, -81.239420. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.6 km² (7.9 mi²). 20.4 km² (7.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.88%) is water.

York’s historic tree-lined neighborhoods flow directly into the old downtown. It’s an 1820 to 1940 inner city, virtually intact, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. You won’t find huge buildings. You won’t find chain stores and fast-food restaurants (but they are a 5-minute drive down the street, if you need a fix). What you will find are four banks, seven downtown churches, several antique shops, six restaurants and many small retail shops in the very beautiful old buildings in the heart of downtown. *Update: In recent years numerous chain stores & fast food resturaunts have popped up.

Each August, the town celebrates the end of summer with Summerfest, which attracts more than 50,000 visitors each year. There are arts and crafts, concerts, an antique sale, golf tournament, art competition, moonlight bike ride, tractor show, children's activities and much more. Summerfest is recognized as the largest one-day festival in South Carolina and in 2002 was voted the most outstanding Tourism Event/Festival in SC for a community its size.

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