Capitol View is a community in Richland County, South Carolina, home to about 4,374 people across 1.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29209.
Homes sold for a median of $145 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population4,3742,302 per sq mi
Median home value$187,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$145Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Capitol View. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Capitol View
Distances
Nearest major airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)86 miles away
Closer regional airport
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Charlotte, NC86 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA526 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Capitol View; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Capitol View
U.S. Representative · South Carolina’s 6th DistrictJames E. Clyburn (D)
U.S. Representative · South Carolina’s 2nd DistrictJoe Wilson (R)
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 111th 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 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 43.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Columbia Owens Dwtn Ap, SC weather station (3 miles 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
464 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Capitol View.
Nearest hospitals
Columbia Sc Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Columbia1.8 miles
Musc Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Columbia5.4 miles
Prisma Health BaptistGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Columbia6.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
39
Specialist doctors
66
Dentists
31
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
92
Mental health providers
169
Physical and occupational therapists
45
Optometrists
20
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
9
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 Capitol View
Parks (1 nearby)
Southeast Park · 54 acres0.3 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Walmart Supercenter0.2 mi
ALDI0.4 mi
Food Lion0.8 mi
Pharmacies
Rite Aid1.7 mi
Walgreens3.0 mi
Longs Drugs- Kilbourne3.6 mi
CVS Pharmacy4.0 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Richland Library Southeast0.7 mi
Museums
U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum3.2 mi
US Army Chaplain Museum3.6 mi
U.S. Army Finance Corps Museum3.7 mi
South Carolina Military Museum4.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Palmetto Performing Arts3.7 mi
Gemini Arts4.0 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Richland 01. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Annie Burnside ElementaryColumbia
Pre-K–5
306
Public
0.3 mi
Caughman Road ElementaryColumbia
Pre-K–5
715
Public
0.9 mi
Meadowfield ElementaryColumbia
Pre-K–5
615
Public
1.6 mi
Mill Creek ElementaryColumbia
Pre-K–5
353
Public
1.1 mi
Private schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Asbury Kindergarten & PreschoolColumbia
Pre-K–K
11
Methodist
0.9 mi
Hammond SchoolColumbia
Pre-K–12
944
Nonsectarian
1.7 mi
Sandhills SchoolColumbia
1–12
104
Nonsectarian
1.0 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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