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
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Around Arthurtown
Distances
Nearest major airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)84 miles away
Closer regional airport
Columbia 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
U.S. Representative · South Carolina’s 6th DistrictJames E. Clyburn (D)
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
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.
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:
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 doctors
47
Specialist doctors
183
Dentists
19
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
138
Mental health providers
417
Physical and occupational therapists
39
Optometrists
9
Chiropractors
15
Pharmacies
13
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.
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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Clear Dot Charter SchoolColumbia
Pre-K–11
474
Charter
0.9 mi
Logan ElementaryColumbia
Pre-K–5
237
Public
1.1 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Peters Catholic SchoolColumbia
Pre-K–6
94
Roman Catholic
0.4 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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