Welcome to Lexington ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lexington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lexington has a population of 22,314 people<2> (see below for details).

Lexington is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The ZIP codes for Lexington: 29071-29073<4>

Websites for Lexington ...

Official Website:   www.lexsc.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lexingtonsc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lexington had an population of 22,314 people. This is an increase of 24.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 127.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lexington had a population of 17,870 people (or 6.81% of the total population of Lexington County). This makes Lexington the county's most populous community.

The population of Lexington represents 0.39% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,870 people, the population of Lexington increased 82.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,793 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lexington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Lexington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Lexington ...

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

• Columbia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• West Columbia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Irmo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <5>
• Forest Acres
  (14 miles [22.5 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
• Batesburg - Leesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
  • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
• Batesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg
  • Batesburg is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesburg <5>
• Springdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• South Congaree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people

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 Lexington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lexington.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lexington. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lexington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lexington ...

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

Adding Lexington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lexington 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 Lexington was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Lexington on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lexington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lexington: www.lexsc.com/

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

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