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Welcome to Summerton ...

The town of Summerton is located in Clarendon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Summerton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Summerton has a population of 926 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Area Codes for Summerton: 803 & 839<4>

The ZIP code for Summerton: 29148<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Summerton had an population of 926 people. This is a decrease of 7.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Summerton had a population of 1,000 people. This makes Summerton the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Summerton represents 0.02% of the total population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 147th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,000 people, the population of Summerton decreased 5.75% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,061 people).

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

Communities Also Named Summerton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Summerton - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Summerton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summerton ...

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

Adding Summerton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Summerton post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Summerton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Clarendon, 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 Summerton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summerton - 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 Summerton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Summerton 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 Summerton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Summerton 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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