Lancaster County is a county in South Carolina, United States, on the North Carolina line northeast of Charlotte. It had a population of 96,016 at the 2020 census and covers 555 square miles (1,438 km2) centred near 34\u00b041\u2032N 80\u00b042\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Lancaster is the county seat, and its postal code is 29720. The county has four incorporated municipalities (a city and three towns), several census-designated places, and two unincorporated communities. Lancaster County is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area and observes Eastern time.<\/p>\n
Lancaster County has one city, three incorporated towns, and a cluster of census-designated places and unincorporated communities. South Carolina has no civil townships, so places are grouped by type only: City = the county seat, Town = incorporated towns, CDP = census-designated places, Unincorp. = unincorporated communities and crossroads settlements.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 8,460<\/td>\n | 29720–29722<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kershaw<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 29067<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Heath Springs<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 29058<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Van Wyck<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 29744<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Indian Land<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 29707<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buford<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 29020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elgin<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Irwin<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Springdale<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tradesville<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Unity<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Taxahaw<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Antioch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Antioch Acres<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Anvil Rock<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arrowood Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Baker Place<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barberville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Belair<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bell Town<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Birdtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Black Horse Run<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Blakley Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Camp Cox<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Camp Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Caskey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cauthens Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cedar Terrace<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cloisters<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Colonial Village<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Country Club Heights<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crocketts Crossroad<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Doctor Sapps Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Douglas<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dwight Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elgin Woods<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Erwin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Erwinwood Acres<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Evergreen Acres<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fleming Crossroad<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fork Hill Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fosters Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gooch Crossroad<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grace<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Green Peach Orchard<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Greenbriar<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gregwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hancock<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jones Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kennon Heights<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lancaster Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lingles Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Midway<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Midway Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| New Cut<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oakhurst<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pitmon Crossroad<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Dale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Plain<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Primus<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Quail Haven<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rich Hill Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Riverside<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Robinwood Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Santarosa<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sapps Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sherwood Acres<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shiloh<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Smoke Rise<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Springdell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Springs Park<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Starmount Acres<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stewart Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Union<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Manor<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Westwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| White Bluff Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Elgin, a census-designated place in Lancaster County, is distinct from the town of Elgin in neighboring Kershaw County — do not confuse the two when mapping a route. Indian Land, in the county’s northern panhandle along the North Carolina line, is Lancaster County’s largest community despite being unincorporated; it is part of the fast-growing Charlotte suburban fringe rather than a rural crossroads.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the smaller crossroads communities share a ZIP with the nearest incorporated town rather than having their own postal designation.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nLancaster County sits in the Piedmont region of South Carolina, a belt of rolling hills and mixed pine-hardwood forest between the Blue Ridge and the coastal plain. The Catawba River forms much of the county’s western edge, and Sugar Creek and the Lynches River drain its eastern and southern sections. Monroe’s Crossroads and the Carolina Thread Trail’s Anne Springs Close Greenway sit near the Indian Land panhandle.<\/p>\n Lancaster County borders Mecklenburg County and Union County in North Carolina to the north, Chesterfield County to the east, Kershaw County to the south, Fairfield County to the southwest, and York County and Chester County to the west. Of those, live profiles exist for York County<\/a>, Chester County<\/a>, Fairfield County<\/a>, Union County, North Carolina<\/a>, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina<\/a>, and Kershaw County<\/a>; Chesterfield County has no separate page here.<\/p>\n Lancaster County had 96,016 residents at the 2020 census, spread over 549 square miles of land for a density of roughly 175 people per square mile. Lancaster, the county seat, is the largest incorporated place at 8,460 residents; Indian Land, though unincorporated, is the county’s largest population center overall thanks to sustained growth along the North Carolina border. The county’s median household income runs below the South Carolina median of $67,804, reflecting its historically rural, mill-town economy alongside newer Charlotte-commuter growth in the north.<\/p>\n Lancaster’s economy long centered on textile manufacturing — Lancaster Cotton Mills operated in the city from the early 1900s — and has since diversified into logistics, healthcare, and light manufacturing serving the Charlotte metro. The University of South Carolina Lancaster campus anchors education in the county seat. The northern panhandle around Indian Land has become one of South Carolina’s fastest-growing suburban areas, drawing retail and residential development spilling over from Mecklenburg and Union counties in North Carolina.<\/p>\n Lancaster County was established in 1785, carved from the colonial backcountry as South Carolina organized its interior into counties after the Revolutionary War. It takes its name from the House of Lancaster, the English royal house that opposed the House of York in the Wars of the Roses — a naming pair it shares with neighboring York County. The county was settled in the 1750s largely by Scots-Irish and other European migrants moving south along the Great Wagon Road. The city of Lancaster, incorporated in 1830, grew through the early 20th century on textile manufacturing and remains known locally as “The Red Rose City.”<\/p>\n U.S. Route 521 and U.S. Route 601 cross the county, connecting Lancaster to Charlotte to the north and Camden to the south; South Carolina Highway 9 runs east-west through the county seat.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Charlotte Douglas International Airport, about 35 miles north of Lancaster.<\/p>\n Where is Lancaster County, South Carolina?<\/strong> What is the population of Lancaster County?<\/strong> How big is Lancaster County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Lancaster County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Lancaster County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Lancaster County?<\/strong> |