Abbeville, South Carolina

Abbeville, South Carolina
Abbeville
Location within the state of South Carolina
Abbeville
Abbeville (the United States)
Abbeville
Abbeville (North America)
Coordinates: 34°10′42.7584″N 82°22′39.6732″W / 34.178544000°N 82.377687000°W / 34.178544000; -82.377687000
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyAbbeville
Government
  MayorTrey Edwards
Area
  Total
6.23 sq mi (16.13 km2)
  Land6.21 sq mi (16.10 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
594 ft (181 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
4,874
  Density784.23/sq mi (302.77/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29620
Area codes864, 821
FIPS code45-00100
GNIS feature ID1244839
Websitewww.abbevillecitysc.com

Abbeville is a city and county seat of Abbeville County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is located 86 miles (138 km) west of Columbia and 45 miles (72 km) south of Greenville. Its population was 5,237 at the 2010 census. Settled by French Huguenot settlers, it was named, along with the county, for the French town of the same name.