Welcome to Lodge ...

The town of Lodge is located in Colleton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lodge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lodge has a population of 113 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Lodge is located in the (843) area code.

The ZIP code for Lodge: 29082<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lodge had an population of 113 people. This is a decrease of 5.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lodge had a population of 120 people. This makes Lodge the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 120 people, the population of Lodge increased 5.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 114 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lodge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Lodge - they are located in Alberta, California, Illinois, Missouri, Nova Scotia, South Dakota, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lodge ...

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

• Bamberg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamberg
  • Bamberg is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bamberg <5>
• Hampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Fairfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Branchville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Branchville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchville <5>
• Brunson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Olar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
  • Olar is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <5>
• Sycamore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Smoaks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoaks
  • Smoaks is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smoaks <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 Lodge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lodge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lodge ...

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

Adding Lodge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lodge post office opened in 1896.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lodge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

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