Welcome to Gifford ...

The town of Gifford is located in Hampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gifford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gifford has a population of 265 people<2> (see below for details).

Gifford is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gifford lies within the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Gifford: 29923<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gifford had an population of 265 people. This is a decrease of 7.99% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 28.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gifford had a population of 288 people. This makes Gifford the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 288 people, the population of Gifford decreased 22.16% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 370 people).

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

Communities Also Named Gifford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Gifford - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Gifford ...

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

• Allendale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Estill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
  • Estill is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <5>
• Fairfax
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Brunson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Furman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
  • Furman is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furman <5>
• Scotia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <5>
• Kline
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
  • Kline is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kline <5>
• Sycamore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Sycamore is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sycamore <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 Gifford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gifford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gifford ...

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

Adding Gifford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gifford post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gifford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hampton County: www.hamptoncountysc.org/

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