{"id":7424,"date":"2023-08-31T21:45:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T21:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7424"},"modified":"2026-08-22T01:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T01:45:46","slug":"mccormick-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/mccormick-county\/","title":{"rendered":"McCormick County, South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>McCormick County is a county in South Carolina, United States, on the Georgia border along the Savannah River. It had a population of 9,526 people at the 2020 census and covers 393.61 square miles (1,019.4 km2) centred near 33\u00b054\u2032N 82\u00b019\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>McCormick is the county seat, and its postal code is 29835. The county has three incorporated towns, four census-designated places and one unincorporated community. McCormick County observes Eastern time and carries FIPS code 45065.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in McCormick County<\/h2>\n<p>McCormick County has a small, rural settlement pattern: three incorporated towns carry local government, four places are Census Bureau-designated but unincorporated, and the rest are crossroads or lakeside communities with no formal boundary. The table below carries the type legend: City &middot; seat, Town, CDP (census-designated place, unincorporated), Unincorp. (crossroads community, no formal government).<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>McCormick<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>29835<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Parksville<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plum Branch<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>29845<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clarks Hill<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>29821<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Modoc<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>29838<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mount Carmel<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>29840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Willington<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>29894<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bordeaux<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several names on the older county lists \u2014 Belcher Crossroads, Bradley Corner, Calhoun Mill, Cedar Hill, Lethia, Liberty Hill, Meriwether, Parks Mill, Whitetown and Winterseat \u2014 are older rural place names or crossroads with no current Census Bureau designation and no population figure that can be verified today; they are omitted from the table above rather than published with guessed data.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>29835 &mdash; McCormick (also serves the county seat area)<\/li>\n<li>29845 &mdash; Plum Branch<\/li>\n<li>29821 &mdash; Clarks Hill<\/li>\n<li>29838 &mdash; Modoc<\/li>\n<li>29840 &mdash; Mount Carmel<\/li>\n<li>29894 &mdash; Willington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Parksville and Bordeaux do not have their own confirmed ZIP code and are served by a neighboring post office; that assignment is not published here without verification.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>McCormick County sits in the western Piedmont of South Carolina, in the Savannah River drainage basin. Clarks Hill Lake (Lake Thurmond), a reservoir on the Savannah River, forms most of the county&#8217;s western and southern edge and is the dominant physical feature \u2014 it also gives the CDP of Clarks Hill its name. The terrain is rolling hills and pine and hardwood forest, much of it within the Sumter National Forest.<\/p>\n<p>McCormick County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/abbeville-county\/\">Abbeville County<\/a> to the northwest, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/greenwood-county-south-carolina\/\">Greenwood County<\/a> to the northeast, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/edgefield-county\/\">Edgefield County<\/a> to the east, all in South Carolina. Across the Savannah River and Clarks Hill Lake it borders three Georgia counties: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/elbert-county-georgia\/\">Elbert County<\/a> to the northwest, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lincoln-county-georgia\/\">Lincoln County<\/a> to the west and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/columbia-county-georgia\/\">Columbia County<\/a> to the south.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>The 2020 census counted 9,526 residents, making McCormick the second-least populous county in South Carolina. McCormick, the county seat, and Plum Branch are the two largest incorporated communities. Median household income data specific to McCormick County is not independently verified here; state context is the South Carolina median of $67,804. Population density works out to roughly 27 people per square mile of land, well below the statewide average.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>McCormick County&#8217;s economy centres on retail, government employment and the recreation trade built around Clarks Hill Lake, a popular fishing and boating destination that draws visitors from Augusta and Columbia. Verified local employers include Food Lion, the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Postal Service. The county is also home to the South Carolina Governor&#8217;s School for Agriculture at John de la Howe, a residential public high school in Willington.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>McCormick County was created in 1916 from parts of Edgefield, Abbeville and Greenwood counties, making it one of South Carolina&#8217;s youngest counties. It was named for Cyrus McCormick, the inventor of the mechanical reaper, whose International Harvester Company had mining interests in the area. McCormick, the town that became the county seat, grew up around the company&#8217;s gold-mining operations before the county was formally organized.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>US Highway 221 and US Highway 378 cross the county, along with SC Highways 10, 23, 28, 81 and 823.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greenwood, SC &mdash; about 25 miles northeast<\/li>\n<li>Augusta, GA &mdash; about 40 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Abbeville, SC &mdash; about 20 miles north<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Augusta Regional Airport in Georgia.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is McCormick County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in the western Piedmont of South Carolina, on the Georgia border along the Savannah River and Clarks Hill Lake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of McCormick County?<\/strong><br \/>9,526 people at the 2020 census, the second-lowest of any South Carolina county.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is McCormick County?<\/strong><br \/>393.61 square miles (1,019.4 km2), of which about 34.7 square miles is water &mdash; mostly Clarks Hill Lake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of McCormick County?<\/strong><br \/>McCormick is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in McCormick County?<\/strong><br \/>Three incorporated towns &mdash; McCormick, Parksville and Plum Branch &mdash; plus four unincorporated census-designated places.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in McCormick County?<\/strong><br \/>Confirmed ZIP codes include 29835 (McCormick), 29845 (Plum Branch), 29821 (Clarks Hill), 29838 (Modoc), 29840 (Mount Carmel) and 29894 (Willington).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is it called McCormick County?<\/strong><br \/>It was named for Cyrus McCormick, whose company had gold-mining interests around the town of McCormick before the county was organized in 1916.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/south-carolina\/\">Towns and villages in South Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McCormick County is a county in South Carolina, United States, on the Georgia border along the Savannah River. It had a population of 9,526 people at the 2020 census and covers 393.61 square miles (1,019.4 km2) centred near 33\u00b054\u2032N 82\u00b019\u2032W. McCormick is the county seat, and its postal code is 29835. 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