Welcome to McCormick ...

The town of McCormick is located in McCormick County<1> (at the time of its founding, McCormick was located in Abbeville County) and is the County Seat for McCormick County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCormick, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McCormick has a population of 2,354 people<2> (see below for details).

McCormick is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: McCormick lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for McCormick: (864)

The ZIP codes for McCormick: 29835, 29899<4>

Websites for McCormick ...

Official Website: www.townofmccormicksc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McCormick had an population of 2,354 people. This is a decrease of 15.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 58.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McCormick had a population of 2,783 people (which is 27.2% of the total population of McCormick County). This makes McCormick the county's most populous community.

The population of McCormick represents 0.06% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 92nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,783 people, the population of McCormick increased 86.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,489 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McCormick.

Communities Also Named McCormick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named McCormick - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McCormick.

Communities near McCormick ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McCormick.

• Abbeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <5>
• Lincolnton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <5>
• Hesters Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
  • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
• Parksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
  • Parksville is located in McCormick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksville <5>
• Troy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Plum Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch
  • Plum Branch is located in McCormick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum Branch <5>
• Liberty Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
• Bradley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <5>
• Willington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
  • Willington is located in McCormick County
• Goshen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around McCormick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McCormick.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McCormick. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCormick.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McCormick. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for McCormick.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCormick ...

Looking for more information about McCormick? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for McCormick, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McCormick.

Adding McCormick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCormick in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for McCormick was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCormick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for McCormick: www.townofmccormicksc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/