York County, South Carolina

York County, South Carolina, has 306,887 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is York. It uses Eastern Time and covers 681 sq mi (1,763 km²) of land.

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York County in South Carolina
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York County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
306,887
Land area
681 sq mi (1,763 km²)
County seat or government
York
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$89,095 ± $2,015
Median home value
$361,300 ± $4,843
Median rent, with utilities
$1,387 ± $34
Homes lived in by their owners
74.5% ± 0.9 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro areaOutlying county
Water area
15.1 sq mi (39 km²)
State
South Carolina
County code (FIPS)
45091
Coordinates (central point)
34.970187, -81.183187

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in York County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 2973058,199 people
  2. 2973257,675 people
  3. 2971546,865 people
  4. 2970843,515 people
  5. 2971040,595 people
  6. 2970737,629 people
  7. 2974534,909 people
  8. 2970618,742 people
  9. 297029,770 people
  10. 297043,060 people
  11. 297422,492 people
  12. 297122,047 people
All 16
  1. 297261,985 people
  2. 297431,826 people
  3. 297171,644 people
  4. 297331,468 people

16 ZIP Code areas overlap York County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in York County, largest first

  1. York School District 3119,134 people
  2. York School District 490,380 people
  3. York School District 249,212 people
  4. York School District 134,947 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in York County, largest first

  1. Catawba Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land789 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Rock Hill, South Carolina (city)75,259 people
  2. Fort Mill, South Carolina (town)30,775 people
  3. Lake Wylie, South Carolina (CDP)16,006 people
  4. Tega Cay, South Carolina (city)13,615 people
  5. York, South Carolina (city)8,969 people
  6. Clover, South Carolina (town)7,234 people
  7. Baxter Village, South Carolina (CDP)4,542 people
  8. Newport, South Carolina (CDP)4,121 people
  9. India Hook, South Carolina (CDP)3,960 people
  10. Lesslie, South Carolina (CDP)3,077 people
  11. Riverview, South Carolina (CDP)2,121 people
  12. Catawba, South Carolina (CDP)1,071 people
All 16
  1. Hickory Grove, South Carolina (town)528 people
  2. Sharon, South Carolina (town)431 people
  3. McConnells, South Carolina (town)285 people
  4. Smyrna, South Carolina (town)38 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Chester County, South Carolina19 mi south
  2. Gaston County, North Carolina22 mi north
  3. Cherokee County, South Carolina25 mi west
  4. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina27 mi northeast
  5. Union County, South Carolina31 mi southwest
  6. Cleveland County, North Carolina33 mi northwest
  7. Lancaster County, South Carolina34 mi southeast

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Areas that only touch the edge

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