Furman is a town in Hampton County, South Carolina, home to about 673 people across 3.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 29921, and parts of 29918 are in Furman too.
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| Nearest major airport | Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)39 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jacksonville, FL165 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA607 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Furman; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Furman had 224 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 315th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Hampton County grew from 23,738 residents in 1900 to 18,561 in 2020.
Hampton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 45.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hampton 1s, SC weather station (11 miles away).
3,261 jobs at 318 businesses in Hampton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Estill.
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