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Welcome to Santee ...

The town of Santee is located in Orangeburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Santee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1940.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Santee has a population of 899 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Area Codes for Santee: 803 & 839<4>

The ZIP code for Santee: 29142<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Santee had an population of 899 people. This is a decrease of 6.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Santee had a population of 961 people. This makes Santee the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Santee represents 0.02% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 150th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 961 people, the population of Santee increased 29.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 740 people).

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

Communities Also Named Santee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Santee: This one is located in Orangeburg County and the other is located in Berkeley County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 7 communities that are also named Santee - they are located in California, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Santee ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santee ...

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

Adding Santee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Santee 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 Santee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Santee post office opened in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Santee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Orangeburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Santee.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Santee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Santee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Santee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Santee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Santee or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/