South Carolina · Census place 4510855
Camden, South Carolina
Camden is a city in Kershaw County, South Carolina with an estimated 8,899 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 48th largest of 152 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 8,899
- #48 of 152 in South Carolina
- Change since 2020
- +14.0%
- +1,095 people
- Land area
- 11.1 sq mi
- + 0.79 sq mi water
- Density
- 801 / sq mi
- State median 1,356
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Camden population, 2020 to 2024
Camden added 1,095 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +14.0%. In the latest year it moved by +436. Among 66 South Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 15th; the median place changed by +4.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in South Carolina has 14,078 people, so Camden is 63% of it.
Camden covers 11.11 square miles of land and 0.79 of water, for 801 people per square mile of land. The median South Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,356, so Camden is less dense than the typical town.
What county Camden is in
All of Camden's residents live in Kershaw County, which had 71,698 residents in 2024. Camden holds 12.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Camden
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Camden by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 29020. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Camden is
The Census internal point of Camden is at 34.258900, -80.609200. Columbia, the capital, is 30.2 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Columbia, SC (144,788 people), 22.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 34.258900, -80.609200
- DMS
- 34°15'32.04"N 80°36'33.12"W
- UTM
- 17N 535979.8E 3790932.0N
- Geohash
- dnndvswht
- Plus code
- 866X795R+H8
Daylight in Camden
At 34.26° N, Camden gets about 14 h 27 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 52 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 35 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Camden
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Elgin, 12.2 miles away, with 1,657 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Camden, SC?
8,899 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,095 (14.0%) from 7,804 in July 2020.
What county is Camden in?
Kershaw County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Camden?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 29020.
How far is Camden from Columbia?
30.2 miles (48.6 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Camden.
What is the nearest larger city to Camden?
Columbia, SC, with 144,788 residents, 22.7 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.