Welcome to Lane ...

The town of Lane is located in Williamsburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lane, 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, Lane has a population of 449 people<2> (see below for details).

Lane is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Lane: (843)

The ZIP code for Lane: 29564<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lane had an population of 449 people. This is a decrease of 11.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 23.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lane had a population of 508 people. This makes Lane the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Lane represents 0.01% of the total population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 187th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 508 people, the population of Lane decreased 13.16% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 585 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Lane - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lane ...

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

• Kingstree
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstree
  • Kingstree is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingstree <5>
• Andrews
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Georgetown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <5>
• Saint Stephen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
  • Saint Stephen is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Stephen <5>
• Bonneau
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneau
  • Bonneau is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonneau <5>
• Greeleyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeleyville
  • Greeleyville is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeleyville <5>
• Jamestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
• Salters
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters
  • Salters is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salters <5>
• Harris Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
  • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
• Judge Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judge Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
  • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
• Pineville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <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 Lane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lane.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lane ...

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

Adding Lane to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Williamsburg County: www.williamsburgsc.com/

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