West Columbia, South Carolina

West Columbia population, 2020 to 2024

West Columbia added 902 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +5.1%. In the latest year it moved by +4. Among 66 South Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 32nd; the median place changed by +4.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in South Carolina has 14,078 people, so West Columbia is 1.3 times that size.

West Columbia covers 9.41 square miles of land and 0.17 of water, for 1,957 people per square mile of land. The median South Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,356, so West Columbia is denser than the typical town.

What county West Columbia is in

All of West Columbia's residents live in Lexington County, which had 313,774 residents in 2024. West Columbia holds 5.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Columbia

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap West Columbia by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 29169, 29170. 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 West Columbia is

The Census internal point of West Columbia is at 33.990100, -81.099400. Columbia, the capital, is 3.8 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lexington, SC (25,354 people), 7.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbia, SC, 11.6 miles away.

Daylight in West Columbia

At 33.99° N, West Columbia gets about 14 h 25 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 53 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 32 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Columbia

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Springdale, 2.2 miles away, with 2,756 people.