South Carolina State Facts

Capital City: Columbia , South Carolina

Admission to Statehood: May 23, 1788
Area: 32,007 square miles
Land 30,111 square miles

Inland water area – 1,006 square miles
Coastal water area – 72 square miles

South Carolina Bird: Carolina wren

South Carolina Area Codes: 803 - 843 - 864

Major Rivers - Santee River, Edisto River, Savannah River
Major Lakes - Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, Lake Murray, Hartwell Lake
Highest Point - Sassafras Mountain - 3,560 feet (1,085 m) above sea level

Major Industries - farming (tobacco, soybeans), textiles, manufacturing chemicals, processed foods, machinery, electronics, paper products, tourism