New Zion, South Carolina
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| Coordinates: 33°50′40″N 80°01′45″W / 33.84444°N 80.02917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Clarendon |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 29111 |
| Area codes | 803, 839 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1225029[1] |
New Zion is an unincorporated community in Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States.[1] The community is located along Puddin Swamp, 3.3 miles (5.3 km) south of Turbeville. New Zion has a post office with ZIP code 29111, which opened on March 25, 1852.[2][3]
The town currently has one public school: Walker-Gamble Elementary School, which is part of the Clarendon County School District Four.
The town previously had three schools; two public high schools and one all-white private school.
Salem High School (an all-white school) was established in 1929 and operated until 1949, when it consolidated with nearby Gable, South Carolina's high school to create Black River High School. The majority of Salem's students were transferred to there.
Walker-Gamble High School (an all-black school) was established in 1953 after the consolidation of ten different local church-run schoolhouses and operated until 1970 when it integrated with East Clarendon High School following the Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
In the summer of 1970, Salem Schools, Incorporated (locally nicknamed as "Salem Academy") was established by local politicians and farmers in response to the mandatory court-ruling. Its school mascot was the eagle. The majority of its first-enrolled students originated from Turbeville, South Carolina's East Clarendon High School. It had operated until the end of the 1985-1986 school year, when it was shut down due to both rising maintenance costs and low enrollment numbers. The school building was demolished a few years later and replaced with a superette that was made out of the salvaged bricks. Its sports included baseball, basketball, football, softball and volleyball.
Religion
There are a total of six Christian Protestant churches within the community of New Zion:
- Howard Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Lodabar African Methodist Episcopal Church
- McKenzie Tabernacle Pentecostal Holiness Church
- Midway Presbyterian Church
- New Zion United Methodist Church
- Union Crossroads Baptist Church
