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Parksville
South Carolina›McCormick County

ParksvilleSC

A town of 131, settled in 1882.

Price's Mill · Photo: Jack Boucher · Public domain
Photo of Parksville

Parksville, SC · Price's Mill · Photo: Jack Boucher · Public domain

Is Parksville a good place to live?

Parksville’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, above both the South Carolina town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 4 of the 170 South Carolina towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Parksville. 21% of the land in Parksville is conserved, above both the South Carolina town median (1.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Price's Mill is on the National Register of Historic Places. Parksville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

131 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Price's Mill
Price's Mill · National Register of Historic Places
Parksville’s story

144 years in pictures

Census counts: 145 in 1890, a peak of 245 in 1920, 120 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1964 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1882Parksville is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Parksville: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Parksville, and how to reach them.

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PowerDominion Energy South Carolina16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Parksville’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMcCormick County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn South Carolina you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMcCormick Board of Voter RegistrationMcCormick County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP codes29844, 2984529844 70% · 29845 30%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Parksville.

Outdoors

20.7% of the land in Parksville is protected from building

In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.3 miles of trail. For Parksville, the density of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile.

20.7%conserved
20.7%
conserved · 88 of 425 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Parksville Recreation Area, USACE0.2 mi40
2. Parksville Wayside Park—3

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Expect mild winters and hot summers in Parksville

A winter brings about 1 inches of snow, with January nights at 34° and July afternoons at 92°.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter36–58°
Spring50–75°
Summer69–90°
Fall52–75°
Nov 18
typical first frost
Mar 15
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Parksville is

Parksville: 19% of adults worry about having enough food. Against the South Carolina average, Parksville comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 13. Two figures for adults here: 48% have high blood pressure, 18% report frequent physical distress.

ParksvilleSouth Carolina townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)20%15%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)48%40%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)18%15%14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)27%23%19%
32 measures vs. South Carolina
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outParksvilleSC
More adults treating high blood pressure85.5%80.2%
More adults with heart disease12%6.8%
Doctors Hospital
22.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Moderate risk in Parksville, with inland flooding at the top

Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Parksville is lower. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Parksville once, in 2024.

47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
47Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Parksville

18pages on Parksville
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Parksville; the nearest are

About Parksville

Town in South Carolina, United States

Parksville is a town in McCormick County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Parksville had a population of 120.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
348 ft
ZIP code
29844
Area code
864

Questions about Parksville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Parksville, SC a good place to live?

Parksville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.