Florence, South Carolina

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The city of Florence is located in Florence County and is the county seat.

Florence is 30 feet [9.14 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Florence can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Florence had a population of 30,248 people^<3> (or 24.04% of the total population of Florence County). The population of Florence represented 0.75% of the total of South Carolina, making it the state's 10th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Florence had a population of 31,570 people. This is an increase of 4.37% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Florence.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Coward	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	676	4% increase
	Darlington	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	6,666	0.8% decrease
	Lamar	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	991	2.36% decrease
	Lynchburg	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	553	5.95% decrease
	Olanta	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	627	2.28% increase
	Pamplico	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,154	1.32% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Florence.

Websites for Florence

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The Commemorative Quarter for South Carolina<5>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Florence. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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