Lydia, South Carolina

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Population in 2010: 642.
Males: 424  (66.1%)
Females: 218  (33.9%)
Median resident age:

48.1 years
South Carolina median age:

40.5 years

Zip codes: 29079.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $44,660
Lydia:

$44,660
SC:

$64,115

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $29,303

Lydia CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $156,152
Lydia:

$156,152
SC:

$254,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $69,496; detached houses: $136,224; mobile homes: $30,801
March 2022 cost of living index in Lydia: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 24.7%

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Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 213 feet

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (54.7 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (75.5 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (480.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Stokes Bridge-Cypress, SC (2.0 miles ),
Hartsville, SC (2.4 miles ),
North Hartsville, SC (2.8 miles ),
Lake Swamp, SC (2.8 miles ),
Lamar, SC (2.9 miles ),
Bishopville, SC (3.0 miles ),
Darlington, SC (3.7 miles ),
Timmonsville, SC (3.8 miles )

Latitude: 34.29 N, Longitude: 80.11 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 843

Distribution of median household income in Lydia, SC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Lydia, SC in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.4%
South Carolina:

3.1%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 96.6. This is worse than average.

City:

96.6
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 30.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

30.2
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 10.1. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 17.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

10.1
U.S.:

8.1
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.00017. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00017
U.S.:

0.00931

Tornado activity:

Lydia-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 26% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.9 miles away from the Lydia place center injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category F4 tornado 32.4 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 100 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Lydia-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 278.4 miles away from Lydia center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 161.0 miles away from Lydia center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from Lydia center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 139.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 85.7 miles away from Lydia center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 30.0 miles away from Lydia center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Darlington County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Lydia:

  • THAD E. SALEEBY (Hospital, about 6 miles away; HARTSVILLE, SC)
  • THAD E SALEEBY DEVELOPMENTAL CTR (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; HARTSVILLE, SC)
  • WILLIAM BOWEN COMMUNITY RESIDE (Hospital, about 8 miles away; HARTSVILLE, SC)
  • REAGAN RESIDENTIAL HOME (Hospital, about 8 miles away; HARTSVILLE, SC)
  • MORRELL NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; HARTSVILLE, SC)
  • MCLEOD II (Hospital, about 10 miles away; BISHOPVILLE, SC)
  • MCCOY MEMORIAL NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; BISHOPVILLE, SC)

Operable nuclear power plant near Lydia:

  • 6 miles: Robinson 2 in Hartsville, SC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lydia:

  • Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 18 miles; Florence, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,468)
  • Francis Marion University (about 27 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,624)
  • Central Carolina Technical College (about 29 miles; Sumter, SC; FT enrollment: 3,108)
  • Richmond Community College (about 49 miles; Hamlet, NC; FT enrollment: 2,106)
  • Wingate University (about 52 miles; Wingate, NC; FT enrollment: 2,125)
  • Benedict College (about 56 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 3,039)
  • University of South Carolina-Columbia (about 57 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 27,789)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Darlington County Fire Department Lydia (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Lydia include: Mount Elon Church (A), Holiness Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mount Elon Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Darlington County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.6 people
South Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

73.3%
Whole state:

67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

6.8%
Whole state:

6.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Lydia:

Marital status in Lydia, SC
  • Never married: 64.3%
  • Now married: 10.5%
  • Separated: 9.4%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

For population 25 years and over in Lydia:

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 515.9 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

6.5
South Carolina average:

11.1

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Lydia, SC (based on Darlington County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant17,65985
Mainline Protestant7,87737
Black Protestant4,23017
Other1,9214
Catholic5002
None36,494-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 19
This county:

2.84 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Darlington County:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Here:

1.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 45
Darlington County:

6.74 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
This county:

4.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Darlington County:

13.4%
South Carolina:

10.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

30.5%
South Carolina:

29.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

13.0%
South Carolina:

13.4%

Strongest AM radio stations in Lydia:

  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WHSC (1450 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJDJ (1490 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WAGS (1380 AM; 1 kW; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: BEAVER COMMUNICATIONS)
  • 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)
  • WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPFM (1400 AM; 1 kW; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lydia:

  • WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDAR-FM (105.5 FM; DARLINGTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WURV (102.9 FM; SCRANTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Lydia:

  • W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)

Lydia fatal accident list:

Jun 9, 2005 04:02 AM, Us-15, Sr-922, Lat: 34.290260, Lon: -80.126030, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 12Number of bridges
  • 66ft / 20.1mTotal length
  • $503,000Total costs
  • 8,475Total average daily traffic
  • 848Total average daily truck traffic
  • 12,612Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
New bridges in Lydia, SC - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11920-1929
  • 21950-1959
  • 11960-1969
  • 11980-1989
  • 21990-1999
  • 22000-2009
  • 32010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Lydia, SC

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: WA4UGD, Licensee ID: L00186082, Grant Date: 03/03/2014, Expiration Date: 05/24/2024, Certifier: Johnnie W King, Registrant: Johnnie W King, 1565 High Point Rd, Lydia, SC 29079


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lydia, SC
  • 100.0%Electricity


Lydia compared to South Carolina state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.

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  • #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Panama (population 500+)"
  • #44 (29079) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of United States first ancestries"
  • #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
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