South Carolina · Census place 4507255
Blythewood, South Carolina
Blythewood is a town in 2 counties of South Carolina with an estimated 6,733 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 56th largest of 152 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 6,733
- #56 of 152 in South Carolina
- Change since 2020
- +38.5%
- +1,873 people
- Land area
- 10.6 sq mi
- + 0.08 sq mi water
- Density
- 633 / sq mi
- State median 1,356
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Blythewood population, 2020 to 2024
Blythewood added 1,873 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +38.5%. In the latest year it moved by +460. Among 66 South Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 3rd; the median place changed by +4.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in South Carolina has 14,078 people, so Blythewood is 48% of it.
Blythewood covers 10.63 square miles of land and 0.08 of water, for 633 people per square mile of land. The median South Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,356, so Blythewood is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Blythewood spans
Blythewood crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 6,733 residents as follows; Richland County holds 98.0% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Richland County6,600
- 02Fairfield County133
ZIP codes in Blythewood
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Blythewood by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 29016. 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 Blythewood is
The Census internal point of Blythewood is at 34.209200, -80.995300. Columbia, the capital, is 14.6 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Forest Acres, SC (10,438 people), 12.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbia, SC, 12.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 34.209200, -80.995300
- DMS
- 34°12'33.12"N 80°59'43.08"W
- UTM
- 17N 500433.0E 3785352.1N
- Geohash
- dnn6sgt50
- Plus code
- 866X6253+MV
Daylight in Blythewood
At 34.21° N, Blythewood gets about 14 h 26 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 52 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 34 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Blythewood
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Elgin, 11.9 miles away, with 1,657 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Blythewood, SC?
6,733 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,873 (38.5%) from 4,860 in July 2020.
What county is Blythewood in?
It spans 2 counties: Richland County (6,600 residents), Fairfield County (133 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Blythewood?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 29016.
How far is Blythewood from Columbia?
14.6 miles (23.4 km) in a straight line, heading S from Blythewood.
What is the nearest larger city to Blythewood?
Forest Acres, SC, with 10,438 residents, 12.2 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.