Lake Waccamaw

Lake Waccamaw is a town in , , United States. The population was 1,296 at the 2020 census. Originally home to Native Americans, Europeans later colonized Lake Waccamaw in the 18th century.
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  • Type: Village with 1,300 residents
  • Description: town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: Flemington”, “Lake Waccamaw, NC”, and “Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina
  • Postal code: 28450

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hallsboro.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , in southeastern , United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 465. is situated 4½ miles west of Lake Waccamaw.

Lake Waccamaw

Latitude
34.32217° or 34° 19′ 20″ north
Longitude
-78.52203° or 78° 31′ 19″ west
Population
1,300
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US WCW
Open location code
87638FCH+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158230951
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4474919
Wiki­data ID
Q2027701
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Lake Waccamaw” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ليك واكاماو
  • Basque: Lake Waccamaw
  • Catalan: Lake Waccamaw
  • Cebuano: Lake Waccamaw
  • Chechen: Лейк-Ваккамо
  • Chinese: Lake Waccamaw
  • Chinese: 萊克沃卡莫 (北卡羅萊納州)
  • Chinese: 萊克沃卡莫
  • Dutch: Lake Waccamaw
  • French: Lake Waccamaw
  • German: Lake Waccamaw
  • Gilaki: لیک واکاماو (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)
  • Gilaki: لیک واکاماو
  • Haitian: Lake Waccamaw, Kawolin dinò
  • Hungarian: Lake Waccamaw
  • Italian: Lake Waccamaw
  • Ladin: Lake Waccamaw
  • Min Nan Chinese: Lake Waccamaw
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Lake Waccamaw
  • Norwegian: Lake Waccamaw
  • Persian: لیک واککماو
  • Polish: Lake Waccamaw
  • Portuguese: Lake Waccamaw
  • Serbian: Лејк Вакамау
  • Serbo-Croatian: Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina
  • Serbo-Croatian: Lake Waccamaw
  • Spanish: Lake Waccamaw
  • Tatar: Лейк-Ваккамо
  • Ukrainian: Лейк-Ваккамо
  • Urdu: لیک واکاماو، شمالی کیرولائنا
  • Urdu: لیک واکاماو
  • Uzbek: Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina
  • Uzbek: Lake Waccamaw
  • Uzbek: Лаке Wаccамаw
  • Volapük: Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina
  • Volapük: Lake Waccamaw

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Notable Places Nearby

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