Modoc, South Carolina
Modoc, South Carolina | |
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Location in McCormick County and the state of South Carolina. | |
| Coordinates: 33°44′08″N 82°12′43″W / 33.73556°N 82.21194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | McCormick |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.17 sq mi (18.57 km2) |
| • Land | 3.98 sq mi (10.32 km2) |
| • Water | 3.19 sq mi (8.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 312 |
| • Density | 78.3/sq mi (30.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 29838 |
| Area codes | 864, 821 |
| FIPS code | 45-47050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403298 |
Modoc is a census-designated place (CDP) in McCormick County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 256 at the 2000 census, and 218 at the 2010 census, a decline of 14.8%.
Local tradition holds that railroad engineers named Modoc for the Modoc indigenous tribe of Northern California, which was causing trouble for the railroad line, as the line was also having property rights disputes with local landowners. .