Sumter, South Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Columbia. It is located about 29 miles [46 km] to the west of Sumter and has a population of 116,278 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Florence. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the northeast of Sumter and has a population of 30,248 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bishopville	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	3,859	5.15% increase
	Camden	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	7,033	5.25% increase
	Cayce	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	12,646	4.08% increase
	Darlington	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	6,666	0.8% decrease
	Forest Acres	W	33 mi [53.1 km]	9,925	6% decrease
	Hartsville	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	7,465	1.2% decrease
	Irmo	W	46 mi [74 km]	11,684	5.84% increase
	Kingstree	SE	37 mi [59.5 km]	3,248	7.09% decrease
	Lake City	E	36 mi [57.9 km]	6,666	2.9% increase
	Lexington	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	15,901	62.37% increase
	Manning	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	3,943	2.04% decrease
	Orangeburg	SW	41 mi [66 km]	13,224	3.6% increase
	Springdale	W	41 mi [66 km]	2,939	2.16% increase
	West Columbia	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	13,914	6.51% increase
	Winnsboro	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	3,577	0.61% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ashley Creek Village	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Cane Savannah	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Cherryvale	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Dalzell	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	East Sumter	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Lakewood	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Mayesville	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,007	0.6% increase
	Millwood	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Mulberry	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Oakland	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Oswego	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Privateer	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	South Sumter	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Stateburg	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Wedgewood	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---

Sumter County

Sumter is located in Sumter County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sumter: Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee and Richland.

While not sharing a border with Sumter, the following counties are close to Sumter: Darlington, Orangeburg and Williamsburg.

Below are counties that are near Sumter (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Sumter:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Sumter
	Berkeley County	S	Wilsons Landing	36 miles [57 km]
	Calhoun County	SW	Weeks Landing	20 miles [32 km]
	Chesterfield County	N	Big Springs	33 miles [53 km]
	Clarendon County	S	Stokes	11 miles [17 km]
	Darlington County	NE	Carters Crossroads	21 miles [33 km]
	Fairfield County	NW	Colonel Creek Landing	37 miles [59 km]
	Florence County	NE	Cartersville	23 miles [37 km]
	Kershaw County	NW	Boykin	16 miles [25 km]
	Lee County	NE	DuBose Crossroads	10 miles [16 km]
	Lexington County	W	Columbia	29 miles [46 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for South Carolina<3>

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