Welcome to Summerville ...

The town of Summerville is primarily located in Dorchester County<1>. A portion of Summerville extends into Berkeley County and Charleston County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Summerville has a population of 52,889 people<2> (see below for details).

Summerville is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Summerville is within the (843) area code.

The ZIP code for Summerville: 29483<4>

Websites for Summerville ...

Official Website: www.summerville.sc.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Summerville had an population of 52,889 people. This is an increase of 21.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 90.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Summerville had a population of 43,392 people (which is 31.78% of the total population of Dorchester County). This makes Summerville the county's most populous community.

The population of Summerville represents 0.94% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 43,392 people, the population of Summerville increased 56.36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 27,752 people).

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

Communities Also Named Summerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Summerville: This one is located in Dorchester County and the other is located in Richland County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 35 communities that are also named Summerville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Texas and Vermont.

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

Communities near Summerville ...

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

• North Charleston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleston
  • North Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Charleston <5>
• Goose Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
  • Goose Creek is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goose Creek <5>
• Hanahan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanahan
  • Hanahan is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanahan <5>
• Moncks Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncks Corner
  • Moncks Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moncks Corner <5>
• Ravenel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenel
  • Ravenel is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenel <5>
• Ridgeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Ridgeville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeville <5>
• Cottageville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Cottageville is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottageville <5>
• Highland Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
  • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
• Ladson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladson
  • Ladson is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladson <5>
• Washington Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
  • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Summerville. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Summerville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summerville ...

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

Adding Summerville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Summerville post office opened in 1835.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summerville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Summerville: www.summerville.sc.us/

The official website for Dorchester County: www.dorchestercounty.net/

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