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Welcome to Wampee ...

Wampee is located in Horry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wampee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Wampee is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wampee: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Wampee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Wampee: This one is located in Horry County and the other is located in Berkeley County.

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

Communities near Wampee ...

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

  • Myrtle Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Conway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • North Myrtle Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carolina Shores
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
  • Sunset Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Loris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Calabash
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Calabash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <4>
  • Ocean Isle Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Briarcliffe Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Atlantic Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wampee ...

Looking for more information about Wampee? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wampee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wampee.

Adding Wampee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wampee 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 Wampee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wampee post office opened in 1880. The Wampee post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wampee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Horry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wampee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Wampee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Wampee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/