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Trenton, South Carolina

Trenton, South Carolina
Town
Location of Trenton, South Carolina
Location of Trenton, South Carolina
Coordinates: 33°44′23″N 81°50′25″W / 33.73972°N 81.84028°W / 33.73972; -81.84028Coordinates: 33°44′23″N 81°50′25″W / 33.73972°N 81.84028°W / 33.73972; -81.84028
Country United States
State South Carolina
County Edgefield
Area
 • Total 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2)
 • Land 1.26 sq mi (3.27 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation 620 ft (189 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 196
 • Density 155/sq mi (60.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 29847
Area code(s) 803
FIPS code 45-72520
GNIS feature ID 1251201
Website www.thetownoftrenton.com

Trenton is a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 196 at the 2010 census, down from 226 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.

Bettis Academy and Junior College and Marshfield, a historic plantation house with outbuilding and cemetery, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Painter Wenonah Bell was born in Trenton.

Trenton is located in eastern Edgefield County at 33°44′23″N 81°50′25″W / 33.73972°N 81.84028°W / 33.73972; -81.84028 (33.739721, -81.840208).South Carolina Highway 121 passes through the western side of the town, intersecting U.S. Route 25 at the southwest corner of the town. US 25 leads northwest 6 miles (10 km) to Edgefield, the county seat, and southwest 20 miles (32 km) to Augusta, Georgia, while SC 121 leads northeast 8 miles (13 km) to Johnston.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Trenton has a total area of 1.27 square miles (3.30 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 1.17%, is water.


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