Welcome to Lamar ...

The town of Lamar is located in Darlington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lamar has a population of 933 people<2> (see below for details).

Lamar is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lamar lies within the (843) area code.

The ZIP code for Lamar: 29069<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lamar had an population of 933 people. This is a decrease of 5.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lamar had a population of 989 people. This makes Lamar the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Lamar represents 0.02% of the total population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 148th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 989 people, the population of Lamar decreased 2.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,015 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lamar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Lamar - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lamar ...

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

• Florence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• Timmonsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Pine Ridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
• Quinby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Turbeville
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Mayesville
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamar ...

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

Adding Lamar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lamar post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Darlington County: www.darcosc.com/

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