South Carolina · Census place 4500955

Allendale, South Carolina

Allendale is a town in Allendale County, South Carolina with an estimated 2,496 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 102nd largest of 152 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,496
#102 of 152 in South Carolina
Change since 2020
-6.9%
-185 people
Land area
3.3 sq mi
Density
754 / sq mi
State median 1,356
Orange pin: Allendale. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Columbia.

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Allendale population, 2020 to 2024

Allendale lost 185 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -6.9%. In the latest year it moved by -22.

2,68120202,62820212,51520222,51820232,4962024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,698. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Allendale covers 3.31 square miles of land, for 754 people per square mile of land. The median South Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,356, so Allendale is less dense than the typical town.

What county Allendale is in

All of Allendale's residents live in Allendale County, which had 7,551 residents in 2024. Allendale holds 33.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Allendale

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Allendale by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 29810. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Allendale is

The Census internal point of Allendale is at 33.008000, -81.309200. Columbia, the capital, is 70.4 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Hampton, SC (2,602 people), 15.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Augusta-Richmond County, GA, 50.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
33.008000, -81.309200
DMS
33°00'28.80"N 81°18'33.12"W
UTM
17N 471118.4E 3652216.3N
Geohash
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Plus code
865W2M5R+68

Daylight in Allendale

At 33.01° N, Allendale gets about 14 h 20 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 58 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 22 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Allendale

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Fairfax, 5.4 miles away, with 1,389 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Allendale, SC?

2,496 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 185 (6.9%) from 2,681 in July 2020.

What county is Allendale in?

Allendale County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Allendale?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 29810.

How far is Allendale from Columbia?

70.4 miles (113.3 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Allendale.

What is the nearest larger city to Allendale?

Hampton, SC, with 2,602 residents, 15.1 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.