South Carolina · Census place 4562620
St. Matthews, South Carolina
St. Matthews is a town in Calhoun County, South Carolina with an estimated 1,834 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 124th largest of 152 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,834
- #124 of 152 in South Carolina
- Change since 2020
- -0.8%
- -15 people
- Land area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Density
- 955 / sq mi
- State median 1,356
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St. Matthews population, 2020 to 2024
St. Matthews lost 15 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.8%. In the latest year it moved by -3.
St. Matthews covers 1.92 square miles of land, for 955 people per square mile of land. The median South Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,356, so St. Matthews is less dense than the typical town.
What county St. Matthews is in
All of St. Matthews's residents live in Calhoun County, which had 14,249 residents in 2024. St. Matthews holds 12.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in St. Matthews
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps St. Matthews by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 29135. 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 St. Matthews is
The Census internal point of St. Matthews is at 33.664600, -80.778800. Columbia, the capital, is 27.5 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Orangeburg, SC (13,378 people), 12.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbia, SC, 27.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.664600, -80.778800
- DMS
- 33°39'52.56"N 80°46'43.68"W
- UTM
- 17N 520507.3E 3724990.4N
- Geohash
- djyx9b6wt
- Plus code
- 865XM67C+RF
Daylight in St. Matthews
At 33.66° N, St. Matthews gets about 14 h 24 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 55 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 28 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near St. Matthews
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Orangeburg, 12.9 miles away, with 13,378 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of St. Matthews, SC?
1,834 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 15 (0.8%) from 1,849 in July 2020.
What county is St. Matthews in?
Calhoun County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover St. Matthews?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 29135.
How far is St. Matthews from Columbia?
27.5 miles (44.3 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from St. Matthews.
What is the nearest larger city to St. Matthews?
Orangeburg, SC, with 13,378 residents, 12.9 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.