Welcome to Elgin ...

The town of Elgin is located in Kershaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elgin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1962.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elgin has a population of 1,586 people<2> (see below for details).

Elgin is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Elgin: (803)

The ZIP code for Elgin: 29045<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elgin had an population of 1,586 people. This is an increase of 20.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 96.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elgin had a population of 1,311 people. This makes Elgin the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Elgin represents 0.03% of the total population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 136th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,311 people, the population of Elgin increased 62.66% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 806 people).

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

Communities Also Named Elgin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Elgin: This one is located in Kershaw County and the other is located in Lancaster County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 39 communities that are also named Elgin - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Elgin ...

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

• Columbia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Forest Acres
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Camden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Blythewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythewood
  • Blythewood is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythewood <5>
• Arcadia Lakes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Ridgeway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <5>
• Spring Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
  • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
• Lugoff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugoff
  • Lugoff is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lugoff <5>
• Woodfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
  • Woodfield is located in Richland County
• Dentsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
  • Dentsville is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dentsville <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 Elgin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elgin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elgin ...

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

Adding Elgin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elgin post office opened in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elgin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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