Hopkins, South Carolina

Hopkins, South Carolina
Location in Richland County and the state of South Carolina.
Coordinates: 33°54′20″N 80°52′36″W / 33.90556°N 80.87667°W / 33.90556; -80.87667
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyRichland
Area
  Total
16.53 sq mi (42.81 km2)
  Land16.51 sq mi (42.76 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
167 ft (51 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,514
  Density152.29/sq mi (58.80/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29061
FIPS code45-34990
GNIS feature ID1246059
Websitewww.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=13193

Hopkins is a census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. It was founded circa 1836 and named after John Hopkins (1739–1775). It is located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Columbia and is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the Hopkins CDP was 2,882.