Bishopville, South Carolina Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 3,670. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,912 (+6.6% change)
 
Males: 1,612   (43.9%)
Females: 2,058   (56.1%)

Lee County

Median resident age:   37.7 years
South Carolina median age:   35.4 years

Zip codes: 29010 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,200 (it was $24,400 in 2000)
Bishopville   $20,200
South Carolina:   $39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $47,400 (it was $57,800 in 2000)
Bishopville   $47,400
South Carolina:   $113,100

Bishopville, SC residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Bishopville:

  • Black (65.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (32.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)


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Ancestries: English (7.7%), United States (6.3%), German (5.0%), Irish (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 226 feet

Land area: 2.36 square miles.

Population density: 1614 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Bishopville

For population 25 years and over in Bishopville

  • High school or higher: 66.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 9.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bishopville city

  • Never married: 30.5%
  • Now married: 42.6%
  • Separated: 6.2%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

115 residents are foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).

This city:   3.1%
South Carolina:   2.9%



According to our research there were 36 registered sex offenders living in Bishopville, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bishopville to the number of sex offenders is 106 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bishopville:   0.9% ($527)
South Carolina:   0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (54.2 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (79.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (531.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Stokes Bridge-Cypress, SC (6.0 miles ), St. Charles, SC (9.5 miles ), Ashwood, SC (11.1 miles ), Lamar, SC (13.2 miles ), Oswego, SC (14.8 miles) , Bethune, SC (15.1 miles ), Hartsville, SC (15.5 miles ), Lynchburg, SC (16.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $55,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $96,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 60 buildings, average cost: $23,300
  • 2005: 68 buildings, average cost: $23,300
  • 2006: 65 buildings, average cost: $23,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 34.22 N, Longitude: 80.25 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,377 (+37.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 655 (51.2%)


People in group quarters in Bishopville
  • 121 people in nursing homes
  • 35 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 8 people in other group homes

Area code: 803

Bishopville, South Carolina business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -118 (-3.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (14%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)



 

Crime in Bishopville by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2006
Murders 0 0 0 2
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 51.4
Rapes 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 6 10 11 2
    per 100,000 159.7 266.0 294.7 51.4
Assaults 22 49 31 35
    per 100,000 585.6 1303.5 830.4 899.5
Burglaries 30 35 83 58
    per 100,000 798.5 931.1 2223.4 1490.6
Thefts 28 40 291 200
    per 100,000 745.3 1064.1 7795.3 5140.1
Auto thefts 7 6 17 10
    per 100,000 186.3 159.6 455.4 257.0
Arson N/A 0 1 2
    per 100,000 N/A 0.0 26.8 51.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 159.4) 265.6 461.0 758.4 628.6
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.89
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Bishopville, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Bishopville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 45% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.7 miles away from the Bishopville city center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 33.9 miles away from the city center injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Bishopville:
  • CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; HARTSVILLE, SC)
  • TUOMEY (about 23 miles; SUMTER, SC)
  • KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; CAMDEN, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bishopville:
  • SHAW AFB (about 23 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
  • FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 37 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID: FLO)
  • MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 43 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID: MMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bishopville:
  • LEE COUNTY (about 2 miles; BISHOPVILLE, SC; ID: 52J)
  • HARTSVILLE RGNL (about 16 miles; HARTSVILLE, SC; ID: HVS)
  • SUMTER (about 18 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SMS)

Operable nuclear power plant near Bishopville:
  • 16 miles: Robinson 2 in Hartsville, SC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bishopville:
  • FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
  • BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 52 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 2,880)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 56 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
  • MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 56 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
  • SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
Public high schools in Bishopville:
  • LEE CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 829; Location: 1800 WISACKY ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • LEE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE (Students: 107; Location: 1204 E. CHURCH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • LEE COUNTY CAREER/TECH CENTER (Location: 310 ROLAND STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Bishopville:
  • ROBERT E LEE ACADEMY (Students: 605; Location: 630 N COUSAR ST. P O BOX 488; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Bishopville:
  • BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 573; Location: 603 NORTH DENNIS AVENUE; Grades: PK - 03)
  • DENNIS INTERMEDIATE (Students: 436; Location: 21 ROLAND ST.; Grades: 04 - 06)
Library in Bishopville:
  • LEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $189,439; Location: 102 NORTH MAIN STREET; 28,613 books; 143 audio materials; 597 video materials; 210 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • The Lee County Library is now located at 200 N. Main Street, Bishopville, SC 29010

Notable locations in Bishopville: Lee County Health Center (A) , Lee County Courthouse (B) , Lee County Public Library (C) .

Churches in Bishopville include: Progressive Church (A) , Bishopville Church of God (B) , Bishopville Presbyterian Church (C) , New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (D) , Mount Hermon Church (E) , Wesley Memorial Church (F) , First Baptist Church (G) , First Church of the Nazarene (H) , Shekinah Tabernacle (I) .

Reservoir: Denny Pond (A) .

Parks in Bishopville include: Woodward Park (1) , Bishopville Commercial Historic District (2) , South Main Historic District (3) .

Post office: Bishopville Post Office (A) .

Tourist attraction: South Carolina Cotton Museum Inc (121 West Cedar Lane).

Hotels: Econo Lodge Bishopville (1135 Sumter Highway), Howard Johnson Express Inn (27 Charlene Ln).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bishopville and their reported violations in the past:

BISHOPVILLE TOWN OF (Population served: 3800, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between NOV-1999 and JUN-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-29-2000)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-10-2000)

Average household size:
This city:   2.4 people
South Carolina:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   63.1%
Whole state:   69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   4.2%
Whole state:   4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   28.8%
Whole state:   14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   10.9%
Whole state:   6.5%

Bishopville compared to South Carolina state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with branches in Bishopville (2007 data):
  • First Palmetto Savings Bank, F.S.B.: East Church Branch at 104 E Church St, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $873.7 mil, Deposits: $650.8 mil, headquarters in Camden, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices
  • First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Bishopville Branch at 144 South Main Street, branch established on 1903-12-15. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $5,676.9 mil, Deposits: $4,748.7 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, 169 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
  • The National Bank of South Carolina: Bishopville Branch at 200 East Church Street, branch established on 1966-06-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,215.7 mil, Deposits: $3,641.4 mil, headquarters in Sumter, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 47 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.



2004 Presidential Election results in Lee County South Carolina:




Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 2 $5,006 $30,036 0 $0
Sewerage 5 $13,813 $33,151 0 $0
Firefighters 4 $9,341 $28,023 0 $0
Other and Unallocable 0 $0   1 $828
Solid Waste Management 12 $19,749 $19,749 0 $0
Police - Other 2 $3,478 $20,868 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 16 $36,706 $27,530 1 $1,074
Water Supply 6 $15,148 $30,296 0 $0
Judicial and Legal 0 $0   1 $1,251
Other Government Administration 2 $6,071 $36,426 7 $1,550
Totals for Government 49 $109,312 $26,770 10 $4,703


Bishopville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $209,000
    All Other: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $882,000
    Police Protection: $694,000
    Solid Waste Management: $462,000
    General - Other: $261,000
    Fire Protection: $209,000
    Central Staff Services: $193,000
    Financial Administration: $126,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $61,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $205,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $208,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,424,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,355,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $69,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $23,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $33,000
    Police Protection: $4,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,803,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,413,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $191,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $219,000
  • Tax - Property: $591,000
    NEC: $189,000
    Public Utilities: $186,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,832,000

6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,397 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.06%
South Carolina average:   8.00%

0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($107 average AGI)
Lee County:   0.16%
South Carolina average:   0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Sumter County, SC  1.66% ($26,238 average AGI)
from Darlington County, SC  0.68% ($27,767)
from Kershaw County, SC  0.59% ($27,811)


6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,054 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.70%
South Carolina average:   6.88%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Sumter County, SC  1.60% ($23,118 average AGI)
to Kershaw County, SC  0.93% ($29,678)
to Darlington County, SC  0.60% ($24,105)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bishopville:
  • WAGS (1380 AM; 1 kW; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WHSC (1450 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJDJ (1490 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bishopville:
  • WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W207BQ (89.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WDAR-FM (105.5 FM; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bishopville:
  • WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
  • WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)

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