South Mills, North Carolina

South Mills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Camden County, North Carolina, United States.^[2] Its population was 454 as of the 2010 census.^[3] South Mills has a post office with ZIP code 27976, which opened on March 2, 1840.^[4][5] The community is located near U.S. Route 17, and U.S. Route 17 Business and North Carolina Highway 343, and future Interstate 87 (North Carolina) pass through the community.

South Mills, North Carolina
Census-designated place
Highway bridge open for passage of sailboat at South Mills on the Intracoastal Waterway (Dismal Swamp Canal)
Location in Camden County and the state of North Carolina.
Coordinates: 36°26′16″N 76°19′51″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Camden
Area [1]
• Total	1.79 sq mi (4.64 km2)
• Land	1.79 sq mi (4.64 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	3 ft (0.9 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	362
• Density	202.12/sq mi (78.05/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	27976
Area code	252
GNIS feature ID	2628656[2]
FIPS code	37-63340

The community derived its name from a watermill which operated near the original town site.^[6]

The William Riley Abbott House, Dismal Swamp Canal, and Morgan House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	362		—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

2020 census

South Mills racial composition^[9]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	281	77.62%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	50	13.81%
Asian	2	0.55%
Other/Mixed	25	6.91%
Hispanic or Latino	4	1.1%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 362 people, 181 households, and 139 families residing in the CDP.