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Notable locations in Bishopville: Lee County Health Center (A), Lee County Courthouse (B), Lee County Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
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). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Denny Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Bishopville include: Woodward Park (1), Bishopville Commercial Historic District (2), South Main Historic District (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Bishopville Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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).
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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)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 28.8% | | Whole state: | 14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 10.9% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bishopville, SC
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
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.
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Banks with branches in Bishopville (2009 data):
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Bishopville Branch at 144 South Main Street, branch established on 1903-12-15. Info updated 2008-12-02: Bank assets: $6,743.5 mil, Deposits: $5,585.9 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 182 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: $5,008.8 mil, Deposits: $4,427.4 mil, headquarters in Sumter, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 47 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Bishopville, South Carolina
- Econo Lodge, 1153 S Main St, Bishopville, SC 29010, Phone: (803) 428-3200, Fax: (803) 428-3200
- Econo Lodge, 1135 Sumter Hwy, Bishopville, SC 29010, Phone: (803) 428-3200, Fax: (803) 428-3200
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Bishopville, South Carolina
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lee County South Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (53%)
- Utility gas (37%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
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Religion statistics for Bishopville
| Name | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Other religions |
| Adherents | 45.4% | 34.9% | 6.7% | 2.9% | 10.1% |
| Congregations | 45.5% | 25.0% | 13.6% | 4.5% | 11.4% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $6,178 | $37,068 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $9,397 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,637 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
20 | $33,256 | $19,954 | 1 | $1,358 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $3,976 | $15,904 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
15 | $24,470 | $19,576 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
7 | $18,219 | $31,233 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
8 | $18,664 | $27,996 | 1 | $954 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,152 |
| Totals for Government |
55 | $104,763 | $22,857 | 14 | $14,498 |
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:
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:
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)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- 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)
- WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bishopville:
- WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WNOK (104.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
- WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W207BQ (89.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- 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.)
- WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Bishopville:
- WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
- WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- 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.)
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, 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.)
- WRLK-TV (Channel 35; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Bishopville, South Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 16
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 25
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 21
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 58
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
South Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 82
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 125
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 90
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 211
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Bishopville fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,350
Total average daily truck traffic: 67
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 2,349
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Bishopville)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Bishopville, SC)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- BISHOPVILLE, 2.5 Mi W Of Hammetts Crossroads 8 Mi Sw Of, Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WMK341
Assigned Frequencies : 2121.60 MHz Grant Date: 02/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 01/05/2007, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Bishopville, Lat: 34.217111 Lon: -80.252194, Call Sign: WQCT648, Licensee ID: L00092087
Assigned Frequencies : 956.343 MHz Grant Date: 05/23/2005, Expiration Date: 05/23/2015, Certifier: Mike Deas
Registrant: City Of Bishopville - Near Lucknow Community 6 Mi Nw Of, Overall height: 76.2 m, Call Sign: WAN223
Assigned Frequencies : 6404.79 MHz, 6315.84 MHz Grant Date: 08/21/2008, Expiration Date: 11/17/2018
Registrant: South Carolina Pubilc Service Authority, One Riverwood Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461-6101, Phone: (843) 761-8000, Fax: (843) 761-4115, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- 1.4 Mi Ne Of Elliott, Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: KNLR338
Assigned Frequencies : 931.187 MHz Grant Date: 03/10/1997, Expiration Date: 03/10/2007, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2005
Registrant: O\'connor And Hannan, L.L.P., 1919 Pennsylvania Ave. Nw, Washington, DC 20006-3483, Phone: (202) 887-1431
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bishopville)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Bishopville)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 45
- Good Intent Call: 7
Incident types - Bishopville
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Bishopville, SC
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