Clio South Carolina Map

About Clio, South Carolina

Clio is a locality in Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 608. The population density is 274.2 people per km². Clio is located at 34.5796°N, 79.5464°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Clio is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29525.

Clio unfolds across the flat, sun-drenched plains of the Pee Dee region, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the shadow of any distant peak. It lies 29.3 miles north-northeast of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 25°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-southeast of Bennettsville. The landscape remains defined by the slow, deliberate movement of Hagins Prong as it carves a path through the fields, a mile away from the center, while the quiet waters of Bennett Pond reflect the heavy, golden light that settles over the earth each evening. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain dips into the low depression of McLaurin Bay, and on the clearest days, one might catch a faint, jagged suggestion of Ballast Ridge shimmering against the far western sky. Within the town limits, Clio City Park provides a small, green sanctuary where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the rustle of dry leaves or the distant, rhythmic hum of a passing truck.

Agricultural cycles have long dictated the pulse of life in Clio, leaving behind the architectural bones of a period when cotton and tobacco defined the local labor and wealth. The streets retain a quiet gravity, marked by brick storefronts and houses that seem to hold the weight of generations within their quiet, weathered facades. Economic shifts have thinned the bustle of the past, yet the character of the place persists in the way the air carries the scent of turned soil and pine needles. Daily existence moves with an intentional, measured pace, indifferent to the frantic speed of the modern world, as residents navigate the intersection of a demanding heritage and the quietude of a rural present.

About This Clio Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clio, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.579605, -79.546441. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Clio includes the ZIP code (29525), telephone area code (843, 854), county seat of Marlboro County (Bennettsville), and school district assignment (Marlboro County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.