Midlands of South Carolina

The Midlands area of South Carolina always includes at least these nine counties: ;Always included • Calhoun • Fairfield • Kershaw • Lexington • Orangeburg • Richland • Saluda • Sumter • Chester ;Usually included • Lee • Clarendon • Newberry • Aiken ;Rarely included • Barnwell • Edgefield • Lancaster • York This region is largely coextensive with the Columbia metropolitan area (which includes Newberry and Orangeburg counties) but the middle portion of Orangeburg County is located in the Midlands, while the western part is located in the Central Savannah River Area and the eastern part is considered to be located in the Lowcountry. Other than being designated to the Augusta, GA market, Aiken County is also frequently listed as part of the Central Savannah River Area. ==Cities==

Primary cities (including county and 2020 census count) • Columbia, Richland and Lexington 136,632 • Sumter, Sumter County 42,976 • Lexington, Lexington County, 23,568 • Orangeburg, Orangeburg County 12,704 Suburban towns and cities over 10,000 in population (including county and 2020 census bureau population estimates) • West Columbia Lexington, 17,416 • Cayce, Lexington, 13,789 • Irmo, Richland and Lexington, 11,569 • Newberry, Newberry, 10,691 • Forest Acres Richland, 10,606 Suburbs with less than 10,000 inhabitants (including county and 2020 census bureau population data) • Arcadia Lakes, Richland, 865 • Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington, 5,270 • Blythewood, Richland, 4,772 • Camden, Kershaw, 7,788 • Chapin, Lexington, 1,809 • Eastover, Richland, 614 • Elgin, Kershaw, 1,634 • Gaston, Lexington, 1,608 • Gilbert, Lexington, 571 • Little Mountain, Newberry, 249 • North, Orangeburg, 696 • Pelion, Lexington, 631 • Pine Ridge, Lexington, 2,167 • Prosperity, Newberry, 1,178 • Ridgeway, Fairfield, 266 • Saluda, Saluda, 3,122 • Silverstreet, Newberry, 164 • St. Matthews, Calhoun, 1,841 • Springdale, Lexington, 2,744 • Swansea, Lexington, 722 • South Congaree, Lexington, 2,377 • Winnsboro, Fairfield, 3,215 Unincorporated communities (2020 Census Figures) • Dentsville, Richland, 14,431 • Hopkins, Richland, 13,025 (2010 data) • Lugoff, Kershaw, 9,990 • Red Bank, Lexington, 10,924 • Seven Oaks, Lexington, 14,652 • St. Andrews, Richland, 20,675 • Woodfield, Richland, 9,199 ==Higher education==

• Allen University- Columbia • Benedict College- Columbia • Central Carolina Technical College- Sumter • Claflin University- Orangeburg • Columbia College- Columbia • Columbia International University- Columbia • Midlands Technical College- Columbia • Newberry College- Newberry • Morris College- Sumter • Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College- Orangeburg • South Carolina State University- Orangeburg • University of South Carolina- Columbia • University of South Carolina Sumter- Sumter • Webster University ==Media==

The region is served by four commercial television stations, WLTX CBS 19, WOLO ABC 25, WACH FOX 57, and WIS 10. The state's second largest newspaper, The State, is published here. ==Major highways==

• Interstate 20 • Interstate 77 • Interstate 95 • Interstate 26 • Interstate 126 • US 321 • US 21 • US Route 1 • US 76 • US 176 • US 178 • US 378 • US 15 • US 301 • US 601 • US 521 • SC 277 • SC 12 • SC 34 • SC 261 ==Telecommunication==

The Midlands are served by area codes 803 and 839, which form an overlay complex for the numbering plan area, which comprises the entire middle section of the state. == References ==