South Carolina · Census place 4504300
Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina
Batesburg-Leesville is a town in 2 counties of South Carolina with an estimated 5,321 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 64th largest of 152 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 5,321
- #64 of 152 in South Carolina
- Change since 2020
- +1.0%
- +54 people
- Land area
- 8.2 sq mi
- + 0.10 sq mi water
- Density
- 649 / sq mi
- State median 1,356
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Batesburg-Leesville population, 2020 to 2024
Batesburg-Leesville added 54 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.0%. In the latest year it moved by +11. Among 66 South Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 51st; the median place changed by +4.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in South Carolina has 14,078 people, so Batesburg-Leesville is 38% of it.
Batesburg-Leesville covers 8.20 square miles of land and 0.10 of water, for 649 people per square mile of land. The median South Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,356, so Batesburg-Leesville is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Batesburg-Leesville spans
Batesburg-Leesville crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 5,321 residents as follows; Lexington County holds 90.5% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Lexington County4,817
- 02Saluda County504
ZIP codes in Batesburg-Leesville
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Batesburg-Leesville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 29006, 29070. 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 Batesburg-Leesville is
The Census internal point of Batesburg-Leesville is at 33.913300, -81.528100. Columbia, the capital, is 28.9 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lexington, SC (25,354 people), 18.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbia, SC, 36.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.913300, -81.528100
- DMS
- 33°54'47.88"N 81°31'41.16"W
- UTM
- 17N 451181.4E 3752668.4N
- Geohash
- dnn0bv9p3
- Plus code
- 865WWF7C+8Q
Daylight in Batesburg-Leesville
At 33.91° N, Batesburg-Leesville gets about 14 h 25 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 54 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 31 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Batesburg-Leesville
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Saluda, 15.2 miles away, with 3,061 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Batesburg-Leesville, SC?
5,321 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 54 (1.0%) from 5,267 in July 2020.
What county is Batesburg-Leesville in?
It spans 2 counties: Lexington County (4,817 residents), Saluda County (504 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Batesburg-Leesville?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 29006, 29070.
How far is Batesburg-Leesville from Columbia?
28.9 miles (46.5 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Batesburg-Leesville.
What is the nearest larger city to Batesburg-Leesville?
Lexington, SC, with 25,354 residents, 18.4 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.