South Carolina · Census place 4549705

New Ellenton, South Carolina

New Ellenton is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina with an estimated 2,354 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 105th largest of 152 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,354; #105 of 152 in South Carolina
Change since 2020: +6.2%; +138 people
Land area: 4.4 sq mi
Density: 530 / sq mi; State median 1,356

Orange pin: New Ellenton. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Columbia.

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New Ellenton population, 2020 to 2024

New Ellenton added 138 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +6.2%. In the latest year it moved by +37.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,212. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

New Ellenton covers 4.44 square miles of land, for 530 people per square mile of land. The median South Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,356, so New Ellenton is less dense than the typical town.

What county New Ellenton is in

All of New Ellenton's residents live in Aiken County, which had 179,245 residents in 2024. New Ellenton holds 1.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in New Ellenton

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap New Ellenton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 29803, 29809. 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 New Ellenton is

The Census internal point of New Ellenton is at 33.419600, -81.682400. Columbia, the capital, is 54.8 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Aiken, SC (32,694 people), 8.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Augusta-Richmond County, GA, 22.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 33.419600, -81.682400
DMS: 33°25'10.56"N 81°40'56.64"W
UTM: 17N 436555.9E 3698013.5N
Geohash: djvyj7beq
Plus code: 865WC899+R2

Daylight in New Ellenton

At 33.42° N, New Ellenton gets about 14 h 22 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 56 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 26 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near New Ellenton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Aiken, 8.1 miles away, with 32,694 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of New Ellenton, SC?

2,354 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 138 (6.2%) from 2,216 in July 2020.

What county is New Ellenton in?

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

What ZIP codes cover New Ellenton?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 29803, 29809.

How far is New Ellenton from Columbia?

54.8 miles (88.1 km) in a straight line, heading NE from New Ellenton.

What is the nearest larger city to New Ellenton?

Aiken, SC, with 32,694 residents, 8.1 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.