Welcome to Bamberg ...

The town of Bamberg is located in Bamberg County<1> (at the time of its founding, Bamberg was located in Barnwell County) and is the County Seat for Bamberg County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bamberg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bamberg has a population of 3,208 people<2> (see below for details).

Bamberg is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bamberg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bamberg is located in the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Bamberg: 29003<4>

Websites for Bamberg ...

Official Website: www.bambergsc.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bamberg had an population of 3,208 people. This is a decrease of 11.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bamberg had a population of 3,607 people (or 22.56% of the total population of Bamberg County). This makes Bamberg the county's most populous community.

The population of Bamberg represents 0.08% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 75th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,607 people, the population of Bamberg decreased 3.38% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,733 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bamberg.

Communities Also Named Bamberg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bamberg - they are located in Georgia and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bamberg.

Communities near Bamberg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bamberg.

• Orangeburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
  • Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <5>
• Barnwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnwell
  • Barnwell is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnwell <5>
• Denmark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Denmark is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <5>
• Blackville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackville
  • Blackville is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackville <5>
• Branchville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Branchville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchville <5>
• Springfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Ehrhardt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrhardt
  • Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrhardt <5>
• Hilda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
  • Hilda is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilda <5>
• Neeses
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeses
  • Neeses is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neeses <5>
• Norway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Norway is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bamberg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bamberg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bamberg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bamberg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bamberg. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bamberg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bamberg ...

Looking for more information about Bamberg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bamberg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bamberg.

Adding Bamberg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bamberg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bamberg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bamberg post office opened in 1854.

We also found Bamberg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bamberg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bamberg: www.bambergsc.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/