TransportationDillon County companies have access to an outstanding transportation logistics network. Whether you need access to the nation’s top north-south trade route interstate in I-95 or if you want to be within reach of two of the top U.S. seaports, Dillon County is a perfect location. Located midway between New York City and Miami, Dillon County is within a one day’s drive to over 50 percent of the major U.S. markets.
The County has main line rail access via the CSX rail network. The Port of Wilmington, NC (2 hours away), and the Port of Charleston (2.5 hours away), are easily accessible from Dillon County. Florence Darlington Airport provides commuter flight access to Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport and is just 30 minutes from Dillon County.
Dillon County’s extensive transportation infrastructure makes it a perfect manufacturing and distribution center location for new and expanding companies.
HighwaysDillon County’s highway network includes I-95 which runs the length of the County from nearby Florence, SC to the south to the North Carolina state line to the north. Many of Dillon County’s business and industry locate on or near I-95- the leading north-south trade route in the U.S.
The County is within 30 minutes of Interstate 20 at Florence, a major east-west trade route in the U.S. Major state and U.S. Highways include US 301/501 which is a major north-south connector through the County and SC 9 which connects Dillon County to Myrtle Beach to the east and as far as Spartanburg County in the Upstate of South Carolina. SC Highway 34 is also a major east-west highway through Dillon County.
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Commercial AirFlorence Regional Airport (FLO) is approximately 30 minutes from Dillon County and provides daily flights to domestic and international air service from Atlanta’s Hartsfield Airport (ATL) and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). Nearby Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) is approximately 1.5 hours east of Dillon County.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport Myrtle Beach International Airport
Corporate Dillon County Airport (DLC), located 3 miles north of the Town of Dillon, is a the local general aviation airport with a 3,000-foot runway that offers a variety of services including aviation fuel, hangars, aircraft charters and rentals, and pilot services.
PortsDillon County has outstanding access to two of the top ports in the Eastern U.S. The Port of Wilmington is only 2 hours away via I-95 and US 74 and the Port of Charleston is just 2.5 hours away via I-95 and I-26. Savannah Port |
Links To AlliesEconomic Development Allies: South Carolina Department of Commerce North Eastern Strategic Alliance South Carolina Economic Developers’ Association
Education: Dillon County School District One Dillon County School District Two Dillon County School District Three
Healthcare: McCleod Regional Medical Center – Dillon
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Dillon County receives rail service from one of the nation’s top rail companies – CSX. The CSX lines in Dillon are midway between two major CSX terminals – Hamlet, NC and Florence, SC. 