Massey-Doby-Nisbet House · National Register of Historic Places
Van Wyck’s story
137 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 maps from 1968 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1889Van Wyck is settled
Van WyckSC
A town of 1,065, settled in 1889.
North Carolina-South Carolina Cornerstone · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,065
2025 Census estimate · +22.3% since 2020
Median home value
$279K
Census ACS
Household income
$38K
median
Median age
52.7
years
Jobs based here
348
Balanced
Is Van Wyck a good place to live?
The best of Van Wyck’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for health; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 17 of South Carolina’s 261 towns score higher on cost of living. Van Wyck's public schools beat 71% of South Carolina towns on state tests and graduation. Among 170 South Carolina towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Van Wyck. Van Wyck has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them North Carolina-South Carolina Cornerstone and Massey-Doby-Nisbet House. Van Wyck's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns. Van Wyck has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,065 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Van Wyck grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Van Wyck is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $279K, 3.4 years of the Charlotte metro’s $83K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.7 of 20; 2.3% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthMUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center 9.9 miles awayA−Open →SchoolsB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 44% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →Jobs & income$38K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailDOpen →History2 places on the National Register; 1 notable person born hereC+Open →Civic life3.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Van Wyck: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Van Wyck, and how to reach them.
PowerYork Electric Coop13.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCatawba River Wsp (2920002) water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Van Wyck’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereLancaster Board of Voter RegistrationLancaster County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2024
ZIP code2972029720 100%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 Van Wyck.
HealthA−
Residents of Van Wyck are healthier than 78% of U.S. towns
Van Wyck beats the South Carolina average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of Van Wyck adults report frequent mental distress, below both the South Carolina town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). 9.6% of Van Wyck adults smoke cigarettes.
78%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Van Wyck | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 19% |
32 measures vs. South Carolina
13 better18 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Van Wyck | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 17.4% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.4% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.6% |
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center
9.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Van Wyck has mild winters and hot summers
Van Wyck has mild winters and warm summers. At 91°F, Van Wyck’s July high is against 91°F in South Carolina’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
3″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter33–56°
Spring48–73°
Summer67–89°
Fall50–74°
Nov 5
typical first frost
Mar 27
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Most working residents commute out of Van Wyck
Most working residents leave Van Wyck for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Van Wyck is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Van Wyck has added 327 jobs, to 348 in 2023.
1%work in town
| Van Wyck | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 17% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Van Wyck1%
Charlotte25%
Rock Hill7%
Lancaster6%
Columbia3%
25 mi
median commute distance
348
jobs based in Van Wyck
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Van Wyck faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HousingCost of living grade A+
Compared with most of South Carolina and the rest of the country, more of Van Wyck’s households own their home
92% of households own their home in Van Wyck.
$825Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsD
Van Wyck has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
0.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Van Wyck’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 6,690 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Van Wyck Community Center | — | 5 |
| 2. Andrew Jackson State Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 24 attractions →Carowinds and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Van Wyck. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Theme parkCarowinds
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium26 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year
24 mi Stadium & arenaBojangles Coliseum24 mi TheatreOvens Auditorium
24 mi MuseumBilly Graham LibrarySources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Billy Graham Library: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Van Wyck
19pages on Van Wyck
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Van Wyck
University of South Carolina-LancasterCommunity college · Public · Lancaster8.6 mi$7,558 in-state tuitionYork Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rock Hill10.9 mi$8,036 in-state tuitionWinthrop UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Rock Hill12.9 mi$14,678 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Van Wyck residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
About Van Wyck
Town in South Carolina, United States
Van Wyck is a town in the panhandle of Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Van Wyck had a population of 848. Van Wyck is 29 miles (47 km) south of Charlotte, North Carolina and is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 505 ft
- ZIP code
- 29744
Questions about Van Wyck
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Van Wyck, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $279,000, 8% below the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.