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 840. The population density is 266.5 people per km². Clio is located at 34.5796°N, 79.5464°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29525.

Clio rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and wind, where the land unfurls in broad, fertile plains that gently rise and fall. It lies 29.3 miles north-north-east of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 25°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-south-east of Bennettsville. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a soft, earthy fragrance, a mingling of sun-baked soil and the distant, sweet scent of ripening crops. Oak and pine trees punctuate the horizon, their branches reaching towards a sky that often shifts from a pale, washed-out blue to a deep, resonant indigo as the day wanes. The roads, mostly paved but often edged by dusty shoulders, seem to follow the natural contours of the terrain, winding their way through fields of cotton and corn, their stalks standing tall and proud against the persistent southern sun. The history of Clio is bound to the agricultural heart of Marlboro County, a place where the economy has long been dictated by the cycles of planting and harvest. Generations have worked this land, their lives intertwined with the cultivation of crops that have sustained families and communities for over a century. The echoes of earlier days, of a time when agriculture was the undisputed king, can still be felt in the quiet persistence of the people and the enduring grace of the old farmsteads, some still standing, weathered but unbowed. While the economic landscape has evolved, a deep respect for the land and its bounty remains a defining characteristic of Clio, a quiet testament to its roots.

About This Clio Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clio, South Carolina — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.579605, -79.546441. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Clio and Marlboro County.

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). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Clio is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.