Mount Carmel is a community in McCormick County, South Carolina, home to about 261 people across 9.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 29840.
Mostly Mount Carmel; also Willington
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| Nearest major airport | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)123 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Augusta Regional At Bush Field (AGS)55 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC127 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA582 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Carmel; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Mount Carmel had 156 residents in the 2020 census, down 34% since 2000.
It’s the 390th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
McCormick County grew from 16,444 residents in 1920 to 9,526 in 2020.
McCormick County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 46.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Calhoun Falls, SC weather station (7 miles away).
906 jobs at 105 businesses in McCormick County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Willington.
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