Town guide

Arthurtown, South Carolina

Arthurtown is a community in Richland County, South Carolina, home to about 3,272 people across 1.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29201.

Homes sold for a median of $213 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population3,2721,759 per sq mi
Median home value$120,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$213Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking14%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Arthurtown

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Arthurtown

Distances

Nearest major airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)84 miles away
Closer regional airportColumbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Charlotte, NC84 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA527 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Arthurtown; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Arthurtown

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

It’s the 141st largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.

Richland County grew from 45,589 residents in 1900 to 416,147 in 2020.

Richland County, 1900–2020

Richland County population, 1900 to 20201900: 45,589, 1910: 55,143, 1920: 78,122, 1930: 87,667, 1940: 104,843, 1950: 142,565, 1960: 200,102, 1970: 233,868, 1980: 269,735, 1990: 285,720, 2000: 320,677, 2010: 384,504, 2020: 416,14746K’00’1078K’20’30105K’40’50200K’60’70270K’80’90321K’00’10416K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ArthurtownJan: high 60°F, low 37°F, 3.8 in; Feb: high 64°F, low 40°F, 3.5 in; Mar: high 72°F, low 46°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 81°F, low 54°F, 2.9 in; May: high 87°F, low 62°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 93°F, low 69°F, 5.4 in; Jul: high 96°F, low 72°F, 5.2 in; Aug: high 94°F, low 71°F, 5 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 66°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 80°F, low 54°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 69°F, low 44°F, 3 in; Dec: high 61°F, low 39°F, 3.9 in60°37°Jan3.864°40°Feb3.572°46°Mar4.181°54°Apr2.987°62°May3.693°69°Jun5.496°72°Jul5.294°71°Aug5.089°66°Sep4.380°54°Oct3.369°44°Nov3.061°39°Dec3.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Columbia Univ Of Sc, SC weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Richland County

169,733 jobs at 9,426 businesses in Richland County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Richland CountyHealth care and social assistance: 31,711 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 21,517 jobs; Retail trade: 20,015 jobs; Administrative and support: 16,440 jobs; Finance and insurance: 14,738 jobs; Manufacturing: 12,790 jobs; Professional services: 12,183 jobs; Other services: 8,272 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Hotels and restaurants 13% Retail trade 12% Administrative and support 10% Finance and insurance 9% Manufacturing 8% Professional services 7% Other services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

867 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Arthurtown.

Nearest hospitals

  • Prisma Health BaptistGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · ColumbiaUnder a mile
  • Musc Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Columbia1.5 miles
  • Lexington Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · West Columbia3.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors47
Specialist doctors183
Dentists19
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants138
Mental health providers417
Physical and occupational therapists39
Optometrists9
Chiropractors15
Pharmacies13

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Arthurtown

Parks (23 nearby)

  • Finlay Park · 19 acres0.6 mi
  • Maxcy Gregg Park · 19 acres0.7 mi
  • State House Park · 14 acres<0.1 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Park · 12 acres1.1 mi
  • The Horseshoe · 7 acres0.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park · 5 acres1.1 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Publix0.7 mi
  • Food Lion0.9 mi
  • The Gourmet Shop0.9 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.2 mi
  • Hawthorne Pharmacy0.6 mi
  • Publix0.6 mi
  • Walgreens1.0 mi

Libraries (7 nearby)

  • South Caroliniana Library0.2 mi
  • South Carolina Center for Community Literacy0.3 mi
  • South Carolina State Library0.3 mi
  • Richland Library Main0.3 mi
  • Thomas Cooper Library0.5 mi

Museums (10 nearby)

  • McKissick Museum0.4 mi
  • Columbia Museum of Art0.4 mi
  • Anne Frank Center0.6 mi
  • Woodrow Wilson Family Home & Gardens0.6 mi
  • Robert Mills House0.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues (11 nearby)

  • Town Theatre0.2 mi
  • Drayton Hall0.3 mi
  • Koger Center for the Arts0.3 mi
  • Longstreet Theatre0.4 mi
  • City of Columbia Art Center0.5 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Arthurtown

Public schools here are run by Charter Institute at Erskine, Richland 01. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Clear Dot Charter SchoolColumbiaPre-K–11474Charter0.9 mi
Logan ElementaryColumbiaPre-K–5237Public1.1 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Peters Catholic SchoolColumbiaPre-K–694Roman Catholic0.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Columbia, Cayce and Olympia.

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