Lugoff is a community in Kershaw County, South Carolina, home to about 9,786 people across 23 square miles. Its ZIP code is 29078, and parts of 29045 are in Lugoff too.
Homes sold for a median of $162 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Lugoff
Part is in Lugoff, part in Columbia and Elgin Town
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lugoff. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)69 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC68 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA504 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lugoff; 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.
Lugoff had 9,990 residents in the 2020 census, up 59% since 2000.
It’s the 64th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Kershaw County grew from 24,696 residents in 1900 to 65,403 in 2020.
Kershaw County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 47.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lugoff 2ne, SC weather station (3 miles away).
14,923 jobs at 1,208 businesses in Kershaw County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
77 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lugoff.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 11 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 11 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 21 |
| Mental health providers | 20 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Kershaw 01. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doby's Mill ElementaryLugoff | Pre-K–5 | 607 | Public | 5.5 mi |
| Lugoff ElementaryLugoff | Pre-K–5 | 543 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Wateree ElementaryLugoff | Pre-K–5 | 688 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Lugoff-Elgin MiddleLugoff | 6–8 | 649 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Lugoff-Elgin HighLugoff | 9–12 | 1,759 | Public | 0.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Columbia and Elgin Town.
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