Welcome to Cordova ...

The town of Cordova is located in Orangeburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cordova, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cordova has a population of 161 people<2> (see below for details).

Cordova is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cordova lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cordova is within the boundaries of the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Cordova: 29039<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cordova had an population of 161 people. This is a decrease of 4.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cordova had a population of 169 people. This makes Cordova the county's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 169 people, the population of Cordova increased 7.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 157 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cordova.

Communities Also Named Cordova ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Cordova - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cordova.

Communities near Cordova ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cordova.

• Orangeburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
  • Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <5>
• Bamberg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamberg
  • Bamberg is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bamberg <5>
• Denmark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Denmark is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <5>
• Saint Matthews
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <5>
• Branchville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Branchville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchville <5>
• Bowman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <5>
• North
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <5>
• Cameron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Neeses
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeses
  • Neeses is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neeses <5>
• Norway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Norway is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cordova. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cordova.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cordova. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cordova.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cordova. See our Newspapers Page for Cordova.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cordova ...

Looking for more information about Cordova? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cordova, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cordova.

Adding Cordova to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cordova in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cordova was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cordova post office opened in 1894.

We also found Cordova on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cordova.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cordova. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/