Welcome to Brunson ...

The town of Brunson is located in Hampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brunson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brunson has a population of 499 people<2> (see below for details).

Brunson is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Brunson: (803)

The ZIP code for Brunson: 29911<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brunson had an population of 499 people. This is a decrease of 9.93% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brunson had a population of 554 people. This makes Brunson the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Brunson represents 0.01% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 183rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 554 people, the population of Brunson decreased 5.94% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 589 people).

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

Communities Also Named Brunson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brunson - they are located in Minnesota and Nevada.

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

Communities near Brunson ...

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

• Allendale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <5>
• Hampton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Varnville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnville
  • Varnville is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnville <5>
• Estill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
  • Estill is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <5>
• Ehrhardt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrhardt
  • Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrhardt <5>
• Gifford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Gifford is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <5>
• Olar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
  • Olar is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <5>
• Furman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
  • Furman is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furman <5>
• Scotia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <5>
• Kline
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
  • Kline is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kline <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 Brunson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brunson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brunson ...

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

Adding Brunson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brunson post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brunson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hampton County: www.hamptoncountysc.org/

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