South Carolina · Census place 4523245

Elgin, South Carolina

Elgin is a town in Kershaw County, South Carolina with an estimated 1,657 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 128th largest of 152 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,657; #128 of 152 in South Carolina
Change since 2020: +1.5%; +25 people
Land area: 1.1 sq mi
Density: 1,534 / sq mi; State median 1,356

Orange pin: Elgin. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Columbia.

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Elgin population, 2020 to 2024

Elgin added 25 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.5%. In the latest year it moved by +6.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,632. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Elgin covers 1.08 square miles of land, for 1,534 people per square mile of land. The median South Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,356, so Elgin is denser than the typical town.

What county Elgin is in

All of Elgin's residents live in Kershaw County, which had 71,698 residents in 2024. Elgin holds 2.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Elgin

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Elgin by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 29045. 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 Elgin is

The Census internal point of Elgin is at 34.170200, -80.793100. Columbia, the capital, is 18.1 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Columbia, SC (144,788 people), 11.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 34.170200, -80.793100
DMS: 34°10'12.72"N 80°47'35.16"W
UTM: 17N 519068.6E 3781047.0N
Geohash: dnnd3s2rb
Plus code: 866X56C4+3Q

Daylight in Elgin

At 34.17° N, Elgin 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 Elgin

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Columbia, 11.0 miles away, with 144,788 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Elgin, SC?

1,657 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 25 (1.5%) from 1,632 in July 2020.

What county is Elgin in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Elgin?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 29045.

How far is Elgin from Columbia?

18.1 miles (29.2 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Elgin.

What is the nearest larger city to Elgin?

Columbia, SC, with 144,788 residents, 11.1 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.

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