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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 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.
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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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 | $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:
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)
- 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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