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Welcome to Walterboro ...

The city of Walterboro is located in Colleton County<1> and is the County Seat for Colleton County.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Walterboro has a population of 5,405 people<2> (see below for details).

Walterboro is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Walterboro: 843 & 854<4>

The ZIP code for Walterboro: 29488<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Walterboro had an population of 5,405 people. This is an increase of 0.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Walterboro had a population of 5,398 people (or 13.88% of the total population of Colleton County). This makes Walterboro the county's most populous community.

The population of Walterboro represents 0.12% of the total population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 57th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,398 people, the population of Walterboro increased 4.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,153 people).

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

Websites for Walterboro ...

Official Website:   www.walterborosc.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.walterboro.org/

Communities near Walterboro ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walterboro. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Walterboro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walterboro ...

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

Adding Walterboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Walterboro on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walterboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Colleton, 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 Walterboro.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walterboro - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Walterboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Walterboro 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 city (such as Walterboro). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Walterboro 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>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.