Welcome to Branchville ...

The town of Branchville is located in Orangeburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Branchville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Branchville has a population of 956 people<2> (see below for details).

Branchville is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Branchville lies within the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Branchville: 29432<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Branchville had an population of 956 people. This is a decrease of 6.64% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Branchville had a population of 1,024 people. This makes Branchville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Branchville represents 0.02% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 146th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,024 people, the population of Branchville decreased 5.45% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,083 people).

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

Communities Also Named Branchville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Branchville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Branchville ...

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

• Orangeburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Bamberg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamberg
  • Bamberg is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bamberg <5>
• Denmark
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Saint George
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <5>
• Bowman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <5>
• Ehrhardt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Rowesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowesville
  • Rowesville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowesville <5>
• Reevesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
  • Reevesville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reevesville <5>
• Cordova
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
  • Cordova is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <5>
• Smoaks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoaks
  • Smoaks is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smoaks <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 Branchville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Branchville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Branchville. 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 Branchville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Branchville. See our Newspapers Page for Branchville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Branchville ...

Looking for more information about Branchville? 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 Branchville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Branchville.

Adding Branchville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Branchville 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 Branchville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Branchville post office opened in 1835.

We also found Branchville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Branchville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Branchville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/

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