Sumter

Also known as Sumter, South Carolina, Sumter, SC

city in and county seat of Sumter County, South Carolina, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: South Carolina
County: Sumter
Named after: Thomas Sumter
City: 33.06 sq mi (85.62 km )
Land: 32.86 sq mi (85.11 km )
Water: 0.20 sq mi (0.51 km ) 0.60%
Elevation: 154 ft (47 m)
Rank: SC: 8th
Density: 1,322.6/sq mi (510.66/km )
Urban: 68,825 (US: 406th )
Urban density: 1,194/sq mi (460.9/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code: 29150, 29151, 29153, 29154
Area codes: 803, 839
Fips code: 45-70405
Website: www .sumtersc .gov

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Sumter
Population: 43463
Area: 83.103
Elevation: 52
Official website: www.sumter-sc.com
Image: Downtown Sumter 2010.jpg
Households: 15354
Dialing code: 803

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Commons category: Sumter, South Carolina
inception: 1845-01-01
water as percent of area: 0.63
P8168: Bridget Regan
postal code: 29154
per capita income: 24673

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Sumter (/ˈsʌmtər/ SUM-tər) is a city in and the county seat of Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. The city makes up the Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sumter County, along with Clarendon and Lee counties, form the core of Sumter–Lee–Clarendon tri-county (or East Midlands) area of South Carolina that includes three counties straddling the border of the Sandhills (or Midlands), Pee Dee, and Lowcountry regions. The population was 43,463 at the 2020 census, making it the 9th-most populous city in the state.

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