Welcome to Eastover ...

The town of Eastover is located in Richland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eastover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Eastover has a population of 844 people<2> (see below for details).

Eastover is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Eastover: (803)

The ZIP code for Eastover: 29044<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eastover had an population of 844 people. This is an increase of 3.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eastover had a population of 813 people. This makes Eastover the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Eastover represents 0.02% of the total population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 161st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 813 people, the population of Eastover decreased 2.05% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 830 people).

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

Communities Also Named Eastover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Eastover - they are located in Alabama, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina (3), Tennessee and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Eastover ...

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

• Forest Acres
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Saint Matthews
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <5>
• Arcadia Lakes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
  • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
• Pinewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Pinewood is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinewood <5>
• Gadsden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <5>
• Weston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Richland County
• Bruner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
  • Bruner is located in Richland County
• Pinewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Pinewood is located in Richland County
• Hopkins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
  • Hopkins is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <5>
• Stateburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stateburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
  • Stateburg is located in Sumter County

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 Eastover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eastover.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eastover ...

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

Adding Eastover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eastover 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 Eastover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Eastover post office opened in 1875.

We also found Eastover on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eastover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.com/

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