Is Sumter safe? United States travel risk
Is Sumter safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sumter scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Sumter scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Sumter: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.
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Territorial & Position Context
In the South Carolina territory, Sumter is established at 33.9392° N, 80.3930° W. It lies 629.3 km NNE relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/New_York.
South Carolina
33.9392° N, 80.3930° W
52 m
America/New_York
68,914
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in United States
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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