Most of Pamplico was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1946 on and the census since 1920.
Founding year: the first Pamplico post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Pamplico’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Pamplico is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Pamplico’s overall grade.
South Carolina towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical South Carolina town has 3.2 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Pamplico’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of South Carolina towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.8 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Pamplico’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pamplico yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Pamplico is a town in southeastern Florence County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pamplico had a population of 1,061. It is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Its first post office opened in 1914. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,226 to 1,061 (-13%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Pamplico, 1914 to 1963
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pamplico. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1946Hyman sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pamplico.
People over time
Pamplico, census by census
Between 452 and 1,314 people in every census since 1920.
11 censuses, 1920–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Pamplico’s Wikipedia page.
Questions about Pamplico’s history
What year was Pamplico founded?
The Pamplico post office opened in 1914, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Pamplico rank for history?
Pamplico is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Pamplico?
4% of Pamplico’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.8 points), against a typical 3.5% for a South Carolina town; the median home was built in 1982.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
