Welcome to Elko ...

The town of Elko is located in Barnwell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elko, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elko has a population of 180 people<2> (see below for details).

Elko is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Elko: (803)

The ZIP code for Elko: 29826<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elko had an population of 180 people. This is a decrease of 6.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elko had a population of 193 people. This makes Elko the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 193 people, the population of Elko decreased 8.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 212 people).

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

Communities Also Named Elko ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Elko - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Elko ...

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

• Barnwell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnwell
  • Barnwell is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnwell <5>
• Denmark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• New Ellenton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ellenton
  • New Ellenton is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ellenton <5>
• Blackville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackville
  • Blackville is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackville <5>
• Wagener
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagener
  • Wagener is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagener <5>
• Springfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Salley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salley
  • Salley is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salley <5>
• Hilda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Neeses
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeses
  • Neeses is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neeses <5>
• Norway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Norway is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <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 Elko. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elko.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elko ...

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

Adding Elko to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elko post office opened in 1871.

We also found Elko in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elko.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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