Areas and Communities · Lexington County
Lexington, South Carolina
A Main Street town grown into the county's largest, with newer neighborhoods, the lake's south shore close by and an easy run into Columbia.
- Town in
- Lexington County
- ZIP
- 29072
29073 - Schools
- Lexington County School District One
- Population
- 23,568town limits, 2020 Census
- Home value, town limits
- $298Kmedian owners' estimate, Census 2020–2024; area sale prices below
What Lexington actually is
Lexington was laid out in 1820, when the county seat moved to a sand ridge near Twelve Mile Creek, and grew with the railroad to Augusta and a textile mill in 1890. Its Main Street was rebuilt after a fire in 1916; today the Icehouse Amphitheater stands where the town's 1928 ice plant did. I-20 serves the town at two exits, and the Lake Murray dam, now a national civil engineering landmark, lies to the north.
Drawn from USGS hydrography and Census boundaries; town positions are Census points. ▲ USGS lake gauge 02168500, the source of the lake level at the top of the page.
Interesting facts about Lexington
From the town, the county, the state and other primary sources, each linked.
History
Laid out in 1820, when the county seat moved from flood-prone Granby to a sand ridge near Twelve Mile Creek; the town's charter dates from 1861.
lexsc.govThe town grew with the Columbia–Augusta railroad after the Civil War and the Lexington Textile Mill of 1890.
lexsc.govA fire in March 1916 destroyed all but four buildings in the business district.
lexsc.govThe Lake Murray dam, completed in 1930 and about 1.5 miles long, was named a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in October 2025.
news.dominionenergy.com
Lifestyle
The Icehouse Amphitheater opened in 2016 on the site of a 1928 ice plant.
icehouseamphitheater.com
Town services
Interstate 20 serves the town at Exit 55 (SC 6) and Exit 58 (US 1).
scdot.orgThe town supplies water and sewer to nearly 22,500 customers, inside town limits and beyond, and has its own planning and building department.
lexsc.govLexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital, is on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia.
lexhealth.com
Lexington by the numbers
What sold, by area
| Area | Median sale price | Sales | Median days on market | For sale now | Months of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | $314,000 | 1,999 | 26 days | 511 | 3.1 months |
| Lake Murray – Lexington side | $942,500 | 70 | 24 days | 36 | 6.4 months |
All data is from the Consolidated Multiple Listing Service. InfoSparks © 2026 ShowingTime. Median price, sales and days on market (listing to accepted offer) over the 12 months to September 2026; homes for sale and months of supply at the end of it. Sale prices do not account for seller concessions. Changes from a year ago are calculated by Carolina Lake Homes from these figures. Aiken County's median price is year to date, from ShowingTime's Local Market Update, and its sales count is not shown beside the 12-month ones. Medians from fewer than 30 sales are marked small; fewer than 10 are not shown. Figures change as late sales are recorded.
The town itself
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census, April 2020; Distances computed from the town's Census 2020 point, straight line. Market figures change monthly and vary sharply by neighborhood and shoreline.
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