Welcome to Lynchburg ...

The town of Lynchburg is located in Lee County<1> (at the time of its founding, Lynchburg was located in Sumter County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lynchburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lynchburg has a population of 322 people<2> (see below for details).

Lynchburg is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lynchburg is within the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Lynchburg: 29080<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lynchburg had an population of 322 people. This is a decrease of 13.67% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 45.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lynchburg had a population of 373 people. This makes Lynchburg the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 373 people, the population of Lynchburg decreased 36.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 588 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lynchburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Lynchburg - they are located in California, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Lynchburg ...

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

• Sumter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Sumter is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumter <5>
• Florence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Bishopville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
  • Bishopville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishopville <5>
• Timmonsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonsville
  • Timmonsville is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timmonsville <5>
• Lamar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Lamar is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <5>
• Turbeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbeville
  • Turbeville is located in Clarendon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbeville <5>
• Coward
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward
  • Coward is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coward <5>
• Mayesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesville
  • Mayesville is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayesville <5>
• Olanta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olanta
  • Olanta is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olanta <5>
• Elliott
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • Elliott is located in Lee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliott <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 Lynchburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lynchburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lynchburg ...

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

Adding Lynchburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lynchburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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