Jefferson, South Carolina | |
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![]() Water tower, 2011 | |
Nickname: "J-Town" | |
Motto: “A small town with big city dreams” | |
Location of Jefferson, South Carolina | |
Coordinates: 34°39′6″N 80°23′22″W / 34.65167°N 80.38944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Chesterfield |
Incorporated | 1904 |
Government | |
• Type | Council |
• Mayor | James Miller |
• Mayor Pro-Tem | Jane Johnson |
Area | |
• Total | 1.81 sq mi (4.68 km2) |
• Land | 1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 476 ft (145 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 772 |
• Density | 428.41/sq mi (165.40/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 29718 |
Area code(s) | 843, 854 |
FIPS code | 45-36610[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1223522[4] |
Website | http://www.seejeffersonsc.com |
Jefferson is a town in western Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States at the junction of SC routes 265 and 151.[5] Jefferson is located in the Piedmont region of South Carolina just in the edge meeting the Sandhills region. Jefferson is located 16 miles northwest of McBee, 8 miles south of Pageland, 50 miles southeast of Charlotte, North Carolina, and 70 miles north-northeast of the state capitol Columbia. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 753.[6]
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