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Bishopville is a small town of 2,910 people in Lee County, South Carolina. It's about 21 miles from Sumter, SC and 76 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $614 a month.
2,910people
$128kTypical home
$614/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,910
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,245 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 21 mi to Sumter, SC
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$808/mo)
- Median rent $614/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (744 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,639 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to FLO airport
- 79 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 217 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: D+18 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk