Welcome to Ehrhardt ...

The town of Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ehrhardt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ehrhardt has a population of 484 people<2> (see below for details).

Ehrhardt is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ehrhardt lies within the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Ehrhardt: 29081<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ehrhardt had an population of 484 people. This is a decrease of 11.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ehrhardt had a population of 545 people. This makes Ehrhardt the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Ehrhardt represents 0.01% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 184th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 545 people, the population of Ehrhardt decreased 11.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 614 people).

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

Communities near Ehrhardt ...

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

• Bamberg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Allendale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <5>
• Hampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Varnville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnville
  • Varnville is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnville <5>
• Fairfax
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Branchville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Brunson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunson
  • Brunson is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunson <5>
• Hilda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Olar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
  • Olar is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <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 Ehrhardt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ehrhardt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ehrhardt ...

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

Adding Ehrhardt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ehrhardt post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ehrhardt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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