Welcome to Swansea ...

The town of Swansea is located in Lexington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swansea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Swansea has a population of 972 people<2> (see below for details).

Swansea is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Swansea is within the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Swansea: 29160<4>

Websites for Swansea ...

Official Website: www.ci.swansea.sc.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Swansea had an population of 972 people. This is an increase of 17.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 82.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Swansea had a population of 827 people. This makes Swansea the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Swansea represents 0.02% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 159th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 827 people, the population of Swansea increased 55.16% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 533 people).

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

Communities Also Named Swansea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Swansea - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario.

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

Communities near Swansea ...

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

• Columbia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Lexington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• West Columbia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <5>
• Cayce
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <5>
• Springdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• South Congaree
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
• Pineridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
• Saint Matthews
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <5>
• Gaston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <5>
• Wagener
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagener
  • Wagener is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagener <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 Swansea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swansea.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swansea ...

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

Adding Swansea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swansea 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 Swansea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Swansea post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swansea.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Swansea: www.ci.swansea.sc.us/

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

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