Infos
Nickname:
The Palmetto State
Land Area:
30 109 square miles (40)
Highest Point:
Sassafras Mountain, 3 560 feet
Population:
4 107 183 (25)
Capital:
Columbia (117 394)
Largest City:
Columbia (117 394)
Data as of:
2005
License plates
![Smiling Faces - Beautiful Places, current issue, Passenger 1999 Smiling Faces - Beautiful Places, current issue, Passenger 1999](/pl8s/gfx/plates/sc-365bgk_thumbnail.jpg)
Smiling Faces – Beautiful Places, current issue, Passenger 1999
![older issue, Passenger 1992 older issue, Passenger 1992](/pl8s/gfx/plates/sc-fnm322_thumbnail.jpg)
older issue, Passenger 1992
![National Guard, Passenger 1989 National Guard, Passenger 1989](/pl8s/gfx/plates/sc-6269_thumbnail.jpg)
National Guard, Passenger 1989
![older issue, Passenger 1986 older issue, Passenger 1986](/pl8s/gfx/plates/sc-zyk558_thumbnail.jpg)
older issue, Passenger 1986
![older issue, personalized, Passenger 1975 older issue, personalized, Passenger 1975](/pl8s/gfx/plates/sc-marion_thumbnail.jpg)
older issue, personalized, Passenger 1975
![older issue, Passenger 1973 older issue, Passenger 1973](/pl8s/gfx/plates/sc-p14948_thumbnail.jpg)
older issue, Passenger 1973
Links and more
South Carolina Department of Public Safety
Division of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 1498
Columbia, SC 29216-0008
5400 Broad River Road
Columbia, SC 29212
Phone: (803) 896-7839
Thompson_RhondaS@scdps.state.sc.us
MySCGov.com – The State of South Carolina
The official tourism website of South Carolina
The official tourism website of South Carolina – State Parks Guide