Welcome to Wagener ...

The town of Wagener is located in Aiken County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wagener, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wagener has a population of 839 people<2> (see below for details).

Wagener is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wagener: (803)

The ZIP code for Wagener: 29164<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wagener had an population of 839 people. This is an increase of 5.27% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wagener had a population of 797 people. This makes Wagener the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Wagener represents 0.02% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 163rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 797 people, the population of Wagener decreased 7.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 863 people).

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

Communities near Wagener ...

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

• Williston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Williston is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <5>
• Gaston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Swansea
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Swansea is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <5>
• Pelion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelion
  • Pelion is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelion <5>
• North
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <5>
• Gilbert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
• Summit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
• Springfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Salley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salley
  • Salley is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salley <5>
• Neeses
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeses
  • Neeses is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neeses <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 Wagener. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wagener.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wagener ...

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

Adding Wagener to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wagener 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 Wagener was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wagener.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/

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