Welcome to Coward ...

The town of Coward is located in Florence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coward, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Coward has a population of 769 people<2> (see below for details).

Coward is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Coward: (843)

The ZIP code for Coward: 29530<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Coward had an population of 769 people. This is an increase of 2.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coward had a population of 752 people. This makes Coward the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Coward represents 0.02% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 170th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 752 people, the population of Coward increased 15.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 650 people).

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

Communities near Coward ...

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

• Florence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Lake City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <5>
• Timmonsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonsville
  • Timmonsville is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timmonsville <5>
• Pamplico
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplico
  • Pamplico is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplico <5>
• Quinby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinby
  • Quinby is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinby <5>
• Turbeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbeville
  • Turbeville is located in Clarendon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbeville <5>
• Olanta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olanta
  • Olanta is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olanta <5>
• Lynchburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <5>
• Cusac Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
  • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
• Effingham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
  • Effingham is located in Florence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <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 Coward. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coward.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coward ...

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

Adding Coward to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coward 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 Coward was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Coward in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Coward post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coward.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

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