Cayce, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the West Columbia-Cayce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29033. The Survey maps it on the Southwest Columbia quadrangle. 13,781 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 240 feet above sea level.
On record in Cayce
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 4 records
William J. Cayce Houselisted 1975
Guignard Brick Workslisted 1995
Still Hopeslisted 1983- Professional Buildinglisted 2025
Population over time
2 figuresCayce grew from 12,528 to 13,781 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12,528 | |
| 2020 | 13,781 | +1,253 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1944 USGS Edmund quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Southwest Columbia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Southwest Columbia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
272 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 272 fires within 5 miles of Cayce between 1992 and 2020, burning about 540 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 16 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 129 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Cayce: 10 producers, 9 past producers, 6 unknowns. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayce Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cayce Silica Plant | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Congaree River | Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Green Hole | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension, Granite | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Guignard Mill | Clay, Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Westinghouse Elec. Corp--Columbia | Thorium | Unknown | ||
| Cayce Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1893 | |
| Columbia Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1883 | |
| Duncan Lakes Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Laborde Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cayce in 20 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayce | $24,000 | Several TV stations reported multiple trees down on Sandy lane in Cayce. One fell on a home causing damage. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayce | $18,000 | TV station reported a large tree down on a car in the Edenwood neighborhood of Cayce. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayce | $7,500 | Social media report with photos and video showing a commercial garage door to a warehouse failing and collapsing inward. Based on analysis of the video, and input from wind damage researchers, the peak wind gust was estimated to be around 45 knots. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayce | $6,000 | Sheriff reported several trees down on Cayce Riverwalk closing the walk. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayce | $2,000 | Sheriff reported trees down at Indigo Ave. and 9th St. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayce | $2,000 | NWS employee reported trees down along I-26 near mile marker 116. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayce | - | NWS employee estimated winds gusting to 60mph in a downburst near Airport Blvd and I-26. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayce | - | Public reported trees down on Platt Springs road and Taylor street. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Cayce | - | Police reported quarter size hail near hwy 321 and I-26. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayce | - | NWS employee found many large trees down on hwy 1 and a very large sign blow down on I-26 between hwy 1 and hwy 378. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cayce | - | DOD weather observation reported 1 inch hail. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Cayce | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Cayce | - | Police reported 1-2 ft of water flooding several roads which were closed to traffic. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Cayce | - | Public reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Cayce | - | Several roads flooded and closed in the Lloyd Woods subdivision. Hwy 321 near Busbee road closed with several vehicles submerged. Water also got into some businesses. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Cayce | - | WIS TV reported quarter size hail in Cayce. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayce | - | Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down in Cayce and Pinegrove. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Cayce | - | Spotter reports 1inch hail in Cayce. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayce | - | Weather observer reports power outage due to trees taking down powerlines. |
| November 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Cayce | - | Tornado caused damage to a couple of homes and businesses. Trees were knocked down. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Edenwood | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Westwood | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Shadblow | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Parkway Place | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Kinsler | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| River Bluff Estates | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Springdale | 1.9 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Cayce | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2130302 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247197. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








