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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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Encyclopedic overview

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.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sumter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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