Welcome to Varnville ...

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

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Varnville has a population of 1,975 people<2> (see below for details).

Varnville is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Varnville is within the boundaries of the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Varnville: 29944<4>

Websites for Varnville ...

Official Website: www.varnville.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Varnville had an population of 1,975 people. This is a decrease of 8.65% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Varnville had a population of 2,162 people (which is 10.26% of the total population of Hampton County). This makes Varnville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Varnville represents 0.05% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 110th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,162 people, the population of Varnville increased 4.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,074 people).

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

Communities near Varnville ...

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

• Allendale
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Estill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Fairfax
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Yemassee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yemassee
  • Yemassee is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yemassee <5>
• Brunson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunson
  • Brunson is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunson <5>
• Ehrhardt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Furman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Sycamore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Sycamore is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sycamore <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 Varnville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Varnville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Varnville ...

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

Adding Varnville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Varnville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Varnville: www.varnville.org/

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

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