Blythewood, South Carolina

Blythewood, South Carolina
Location in Richland County and the state of South Carolina.
Location in Richland County and the state of South Carolina.
Coordinates: 34°13′5″N 80°59′5″W / 34.21806°N 80.98472°W / 34.21806; -80.98472
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesRichland,
Area
 • Total
10.71 sq mi (27.74 km2)
 • Land10.63 sq mi (27.53 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation505 ft (152 m)
Population
 • Total
4,772
 • Density448.96/sq mi (173.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29016
Area codes803, 839
FIPS code45-07255[4]
GNIS feature ID1245688[2]
Websitewww.townofblythewoodsc.gov

Blythewood is a town in Richland and Fairfield counties, South Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina. The 2020 United States census puts the population at 4,772.[5] It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located around 15 miles (24 kilometers) from downtown Columbia.

Blythewood Road is one of the main thoroughfares, intersecting Interstate 77 at Exit 27. U.S. Route 21 also goes through Blythewood, intersecting Interstate 77 at exit 24.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blythewood, South Carolina
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020CensusP2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "P1: Census Bureau Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2020.