Population in South Carolina
Places in South Carolina of 5,000 or More Population —With ZIP and Area Codes
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
The following is a list of places of 5,000 or more inhabitants recognized by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Deptartment of Commerce, based on July 1, 2004 Census Bureau estimates. Also given are 1990 census populations. For instructions and further information, see places in the United States by population.
| ZIP | Place Area Code | 2004 | 1990 |
| 29620 | Abbeville (864) | 5,777 | 5,778 |
| *29801 | Aiken (803) | 27,299 | 20,386 |
| *29621 | Anderson (864) | 25,715 | 26,385 |
| *29070 | Batesburg-Leesville (803) | 5,547 | 6,107 |
| 29841 | Belvedere (c) (803) | 5,631 | 6,133 |
| 29512 | Bennettsville (843) | 9,260 | 10,095 |
| 29611 | Berea (c) (864) | 14,158 | 13,535 |
| 29902 | Burton (c) (843) | 7,180 | 6,917 |
| 29020 | Camden (803) | 6,975 | 6,696 |
| 29033 | Cayce (803) | 12,418 | 10,824 |
| — | Centerville (c) (573) | 5,181 | 4,866 |
| *29402 | Charleston (843) | 104,883 | 88,256 |
| 29520 | Cheraw (843) | 5,428 | 5,553 |
| 29706 | Chester (803) | 6,273 | 7,158 |
| *29631 | Clemson (864) | 12,074 | 11,145 |
| 29325 | Clinton (864) | 8,985 | 9,603 |
| *29201 | Columbia (803) | 116,331 | 110,734 |
| *29526 | Conway (843) | 13,293 | 9,819 |
| *29532 | Darlington (843) | 6,575 | 7,310 |
| 29204 | Dentsville (c) (803) | 13,009 | 11,839 |
| 29536 | Dillon (843) | 6,437 | 6,829 |
| *29640 | Easley (864) | 18,643 | 15,179 |
| — | Five Forks (c) — | 8,064 | — |
| *29501 | Florence (843) | 30,883 | 29,913 |
| 29206 | Forest Acres (803) | 10,127 | 7,181 |
| *29715 | Fort Mill (803) | 8,041 | 4,930 |
| 29644 | Fountain Inn (864) | 6,584 | 4,388 |
| *29341 | Gaffney (864) | 12,969 | 13,149 |
| 29605 | Gantt (c) (864) | 13,962 | 13,891 |
| 29576 | Garden City (c) (843) | 9,357 | 6,305 |
| *29442 | Georgetown (843) | 8,926 | 9,517 |
| 29445 | Goose Creek (843) | 32,250 | 24,692 |
| *29602 | Greenville (864) | 56,291 | 58,256 |
| *29646 | Greenwood (864) | 22,242 | 20,807 |
| *29650 | Greer (864) | 20,416 | 10,322 |
| *29406 | Hanahan (843) | 13,376 | 13,176 |
| *29550 | Hartsville (843) | 7,429 | 8,372 |
| *29928 | Hilton Head Island (843) | 34,371 | 23,694 |
| 29621 | Homeland Park (c) (864) | 6,337 | 6,569 |
| 29063 | Irmo (803) | 11,181 | 11,284 |
| 29456 | Ladson (c) (843) | 13,264 | 13,540 |
| 29560 | Lake City (843) | 6,618 | 7,153 |
| *29720 | Lancaster (803) | 8,472 | 8,914 |
| 29902 | Laurel Bay (c) (843) | 6,625 | 4,972 |
| 29360 | Laurens (864) | 9,834 | 9,694 |
| *29072 | Lexington (803) | 12,610 | 4,046 |
| 29566 | Little River (c) (843) | 7,027 | 3,470 |
| 29078 | Lugoff (c) (803) | 6,278 | 3,211 |
| 29571 | Marion (843) | 7,029 | 7,658 |
| 29662 | Mauldin (864) | 18,604 | 11,662 |
| *29461 | Moncks Corner (843) | 6,348 | 5,599 |
| *29465 | Mount Pleasant (843) | 56,350 | 30,108 |
| 29576 | Murrells Inlet (c) (843) | 5,519 | 3,334 |
| *29575 | Myrtle Beach (803) | 25,410 | 24,848 |
| 29108 | Newberry (803) | 10,700 | 10,543 |
| *29841 | North Augusta (803) | 19,095 | 15,684 |
| *29410 | North Charleston (843) | 84,271 | 70,304 |
| *29582 | North Myrtle Beach (843) | 13,160 | 8,731 |
| 29565 | Oak Grove (c) (803) | 8,183 | 7,173 |
| *29115 | Orangeburg (803) | 12,895 | 13,772 |
| 29935 | Port Royal (843) | 9,188 | 2,985 |
| — | Parker (c) — | 10,760 | 11,072 |
| — | Powderville (c) — | 5,362 | — |
| 29072 | Red Bank (c) (803) | 8,811 | 5,950 |
| 29020 | Red Hill (c) (843) | 10,509 | 6,112 |
| *29730 | Rock Hill (803) | 57,902 | 42,112 |
| 29417 | Saint Andrews (c) (843) | 21,814 | 25,692 |
| 29609 | Sans Souci (c) (864) | 7,836 | 7,612 |
| *29678 | Seneca (864) | 7,958 | 7,726 |
| 29210 | Seven Oaks (c) (803) | 15,755 | 15,722 |
| *29681 | Simpsonville (864) | 14,924 | 11,744 |
| 29577 | Socastee (c) (843) | 14,295 | 10,426 |
| *29306 | Spartanburg (864) | 38,599 | 43,479 |
| *29483 | Summerville (843) | 34,241 | 22,519 |
| *29150 | Sumter (803) | 39,671 | 40,977 |
| 29687 | Taylors (c) (864) | 20,125 | 19,619 |
| 29379 | Union (864) | 8,377 | 9,840 |
| 29607 | Wade Hampton (c) (864) | 20,458 | 20,014 |
| 29488 | Walterboro (843) | 5,516 | 5,595 |
| 29611 | Welcome (c) (864) | 6,390 | 6,560 |
| *29169 | West Columbia (803) | 13,029 | 10,974 |
| 29206 | Woodfield (c) (803) | 9,238 | 8,862 |
| 29745 | York (803) | 7,028 | 6,709 |