Welcome to Winnsboro ...

The town of Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County<1> and is the County Seat for Fairfield County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winnsboro, 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, Winnsboro has a population of 3,179 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Winnsboro is located in the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Winnsboro: 29180<4>

Websites for Winnsboro ...

Official Website:   www.townofwinnsboro.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Winnsboro had an population of 3,179 people. This is a decrease of 10.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Winnsboro had a population of 3,550 people (which is 14.89% of the total population of Fairfield County). This makes Winnsboro the county's most populous community.

The population of Winnsboro represents 0.08% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 78th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,550 people, the population of Winnsboro decreased 1.36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,599 people).

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

Communities Also Named Winnsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Winnsboro - they are located in Louisiana and Texas.

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

Communities near Winnsboro ...

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

• Blythewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythewood
  • Blythewood is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythewood <5>
• Great Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <5>
• Ridgeway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <5>
• Peak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
  • Peak is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <5>
• Jenkinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsville <5>
• Adger
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adger have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
  • Adger is located in Fairfield County
• Rion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rion
  • Rion is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rion <5>
• White Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <5>
• Smallwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
  • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
• Woodward
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodward have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
  • Woodward is located in Fairfield County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winnsboro. Our list includes 20 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Winnsboro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winnsboro ...

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

Adding Winnsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winnsboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Winnsboro: www.townofwinnsboro.com/

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