Dillon, South Carolina

About Dillon

Dillon, SC is a close-knit town located in eastern South Carolina counting 6,244 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Dillon is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.31 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,176 residents per square mile.

📰 Dillon News Today

• Search in SC for endangered teen who has been missing for days, police say The State · Oct 11
• Dillon police searching for missing, endangered 15-year-old Brooke Lynn Brown WLTX · Oct 10
• Thomas Glenn Peppers Obituary in Dillon at Bartell Funeral Home, LLC. articobits.com · Oct 8
• FBI: Ongoing gang feud possibly tied to 9 shootings in one SC county since March WYFF · Aug 26
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Dillon, South Carolina - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest South Carolina headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Dillon Unique

• Positioned in eastern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Carolina — one of 475 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 6,244.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Dillon

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Waffle House — american
• B C Steak & BBQ — steak
• Huddle House — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• James W Dillon House Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dillon

• Harmon Field reviews ★
• Michael S. Lecholop reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Dillon

• Dillon County Applied Technology Center
• Dillon High
• Dillon Middle
• East Elementary
• Gordon Elementary
• South Elementary
• Stewart Heights Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Mcleod Medical Center - Dillon ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Dillon

🏘️ Nearby Communities