Lynchburg

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Lynchburg

Total population

323

Median home value

$107,300

12.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$17,629

Lynchburg$18k

National$74k

Elevation46 m

Land area2.93 km²

Weather78°F · Sunny

Coordinates34.06°, -80.08°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lynchburg is a town in southeastern Lee County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lynchburg had a population of 318.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Lynchburg, SC from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ellison D. Smith

American politician (1864–1944)

Thomas Gordon McLeod

American politician (1868–1932)

J

John Andrew Rice

American academic

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Carolina

• St. Charles
  8.6 mi away
• Wisacky
  8.9 mi away
• Timmonsville
  9.3 mi away
• Olanta
  11.9 mi away
• Turbeville
  12.3 mi away
• Bishopville
  14.7 mi away
• Lydia
  15.8 mi away
• Mulberry
  16 mi away
• Danwood
  17.7 mi away
• Florence
  18.2 mi away · pop. 40,408
• Coward
  19.7 mi away
• Darlington
  20.5 mi away

Browse all places in South Carolina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lynchburg

True eminence founded on holiness

James B. Ramsey · 1863

Solar energy system performance evaluation

United States: Dept. of Energy · 1978

Housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1942

Oral history interview with Mildred Price Coy, April 26, 1976

Mildred Price Coy · 2008

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

Monthly performance report

United States. Dept. of Energy. · 1978

1980 census of housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1983

Rescuing Eden

Caroline Seebohm · 2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 160 mi
• Wildfire Camden McCarthy Overpass Fire, Camden, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-07-30 · 232 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Common Eastern Velvet Ant

Dasymutilla occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-02

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Seen 2026-10-01

Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae

Seen 2026-09-12

Palamedes Swallowtail

Papilio palamedes

Seen 2026-09-12

Six-spotted Flower Longhorn Beetle

Strangalia sexnotata

Seen 2026-09-11

Maryland meadowbeauty

Rhexia mariana

Seen 2026-09-11

longleaf pine

Pinus palustris

Seen 2026-09-11

Wrinkly Stinkhorn

Satyrus rugulosus

Seen 2026-09-09

Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

Seen 2026-08-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).