Welcome to Timmonsville ...

The town of Timmonsville is located in Florence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Timmonsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Timmonsville has a population of 2,358 people<2> (see below for details).

Timmonsville is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Timmonsville: (843)

The ZIP code for Timmonsville: 29161<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Timmonsville had an population of 2,358 people. This is an increase of 1.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Timmonsville had a population of 2,320 people. This makes Timmonsville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Timmonsville represents 0.05% of the total population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 105th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,320 people, the population of Timmonsville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,315 people).

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

Communities near Timmonsville ...

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

• Florence
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Hartsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <5>
• Darlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
  • Darlington is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darlington <5>
• Bishopville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Lamar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Quinby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinby
  • Quinby is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinby <5>
• Scranton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <5>
• Turbeville
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 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>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Timmonsville. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Timmonsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Timmonsville ...

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

Adding Timmonsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Timmonsville post office opened in 1853.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Timmonsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

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