Modoc, South Carolina

Modoc, South Carolina
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 / 33.73556; -82.21194
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyMcCormick
Area
 • Total
7.17 sq mi (18.57 km2)
 • Land3.98 sq mi (10.32 km2)
 • Water3.19 sq mi (8.26 km2)
Elevation
328 ft (100 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
312
 • Density78.3/sq mi (30.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29838
Area codes864, 821
FIPS code45-47050
GNIS feature ID2403298

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. .