Welcome to Irmo ...

The town of Irmo is primarily located in Lexington County<1>. A portion of Irmo extends into Richland County.

Irmo was established in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Irmo has a population of 12,527 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Irmo is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Irmo is within the boundaries of the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Irmo: 29063<4>

Websites for Irmo ...

Official Website: www.townofirmosc.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Irmo had an population of 12,527 people. This is an increase of 12.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Irmo had a population of 11,097 people. This makes Irmo the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Irmo represents 0.24% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 33rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,097 people, the population of Irmo has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 11,039 people).

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

Communities near Irmo ...

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

• Columbia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Lexington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• West Columbia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <5>
• Cayce
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <5>
• Forest Acres
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Blythewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Springdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• South Congaree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
• Pineridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
• Gaston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <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 Irmo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irmo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irmo ...

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

Adding Irmo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Irmo post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irmo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Irmo: www.townofirmosc.com/

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

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