Jefferson, South Carolina

Jefferson, South Carolina
Water tower, 2011
Nickname: 
"J-Town"
Motto: 
“A small town with big city dreams”
Location of Jefferson, South Carolina
Coordinates: 34°39′6″N 80°23′22″W / 34.65167°N 80.38944°W / 34.65167; -80.38944
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyChesterfield
Incorporated1904
Government
  TypeCouncil
  MayorJames Miller
  Mayor Pro-TemJane Johnson
Area
  Total
1.81 sq mi (4.68 km2)
  Land1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
476 ft (145 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
772
  Density428.41/sq mi (165.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29718
Area code(s)843, 854
FIPS code45-36610
GNIS feature ID1223522
Websitehttp://www.seejeffersonsc.com

Jefferson is a town in western Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States at the junction of SC routes 265 and 151. Jefferson is located in the Piedmont region of South Carolina just in the edge meeting the Sandhills region. Jefferson is located 16 miles northwest of McBee, 8 miles south of Pageland, 50 miles southeast of Charlotte, North Carolina, and 70 miles north-northeast of the state capitol Columbia. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 753.