Welcome to Hampton ...

The town of Hampton is located in Hampton County<1> and is the County Seat for Hampton County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hampton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hampton has a population of 2,516 people<2> (see below for details).

Hampton is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hampton is within the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Hampton: 29924<4>

Websites for Hampton ...

Official Website: www.hamptonsc.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hampton had an population of 2,516 people. This is a decrease of 10.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hampton had a population of 2,808 people (which is 13.31% of the total population of Hampton County). This makes Hampton the county's most populous community.

The population of Hampton represents 0.06% of the total population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 91st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,808 people, the population of Hampton decreased 1.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,837 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hampton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Hampton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hampton ...

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

• Allendale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Estill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Yemassee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yemassee
  • Yemassee is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yemassee <5>
• Brunson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Ehrhardt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrhardt
  • Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrhardt <5>
• Gifford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Gifford is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <5>
• Furman
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Sycamore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 Hampton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hampton.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hampton. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hampton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hampton ...

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

Adding Hampton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hampton 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 Hampton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hampton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hampton: www.hamptonsc.net/

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

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