Vitamin Shoppe, Marco's Pizza, Mattress Firm & Tropical Grille
Closed5449 Sunset Blvd, Lexington, SC 29072
Area Description
Lexington is the largest town in and the county seat of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of the state capital, Columbia. The population was 17,870 at the 2010 Census, and it is the second-largest municipality in the greater Columbia area. The 2019 estimated population is 22,157. According to the Central Midlands Council of Governments, the greater Lexington area had an estimated population of 111,549 in 2020 and is considered the fastest-growing area in the Midlands. Lexington's town limits are bordered to the east by the city of West Columbia. With the advent of the automobile in the 1920s and its mass production in the 1940s and 1950s, Lexington continued to grow as a suburb of Columbia. Additionally, the creation of Lake Murray in 1930 encouraged many to move to Lexington. Between the 1990 Census and the 2000 Census, Lexington's population increased by 198%, and by 83% between the 2000 Census and the 2010 Census. Lexington is located in northeastern Lexington County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 12.0 square miles and is 12 miles west of Columbia, South Carolina’s state capital and second-largest city. Top employers in the city are Lexington School District (1,083), Lexington County (905), Walmart (367), Town of Lexington (180), Publix (160), Lowe’s (150), Home Depot (150), Avtec (135), Target (120), and Kohl’s (107). Public transportation in Lexington is provided by the COMET, or officially the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (CMRTA). The bus system is the main public transit system for the greater Columbia area. Interstate 20 travels from west to east and connects Columbia to Atlanta and Augusta in the west and Florence in the east. It serves the nearby towns and suburbs of West Columbia, Oak Grove, and Red Bank.