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Welcome to Van Wyck ...

Van Wyck is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Wyck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Van Wyck has a population of 1,082 people<2> (see below for details).

Van Wyck is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Van Wyck: 803 & 839<4>

The ZIP code for Van Wyck: 29744<5>

Communities Also Named Van Wyck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Van Wyck - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Van Wyck ...

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

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 Van Wyck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Wyck.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Van Wyck. 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 Van Wyck.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Wyck ...

Looking for more information about Van Wyck? 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 Van Wyck, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Van Wyck.

Adding Van Wyck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Wyck 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 (so far) for Van Wyck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Van Wyck post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Wyck.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Van Wyck.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Wyck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Van Wyck area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Van Wyck area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Van Wyck). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Van Wyck or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/