Hampton County is a county in South Carolina, United States, in the Lowcountry between the Savannah River and the ACE Basin. It had a population of 18,561 at the 2020 census and covers 563 square miles (1,457 km2) centred near 32°47′N 81°08′W.<\/p>\n
Hampton is the county seat, and its postal code is 29924. The county has 8 incorporated towns, roughly a dozen unincorporated communities, and no civil townships (South Carolina counties do not use the township system). It lies in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n
Hampton County has 8 incorporated towns and roughly a dozen unincorporated communities and crossroads. One town, Yemassee, straddles the Hampton–Beaufort county line. The list below carries every settlement name recorded for the county; Type marks incorporated towns, Unincorp. covers rural communities and crossroads with no municipal government.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton<\/td>\n | Town · seat<\/td>\n | 2,694<\/td>\n | 29924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Estill<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 1,821<\/td>\n | 29918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Varnville<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 1,669<\/td>\n | 29944<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Yemassee<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 1,080<\/td>\n | 29945<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brunson<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 431<\/td>\n | 29911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gifford<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 257<\/td>\n | 29923<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Furman<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 224<\/td>\n | 29921<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Luray<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 98<\/td>\n | 29932<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Early Branch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 29916<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Garnett<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 29922<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Scotia<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 29939<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crocketville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 29913<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Miley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 29933<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McPhersonville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nixville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fechtig<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lena<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barkerville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Blountville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brighton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Camp Branch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cleland Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cummings<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Davidson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| De Loach<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dukes<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Halls Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Horsegall<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lawtonville Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Martins Landing<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pond Town<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Richardson Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rouse<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shirley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Speaks Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stafford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stokes<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stokes Bluff Landing<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Valentine<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Yemassee’s town limits reach into neighboring Beaufort County, so its population figure covers both sides of the line. Scotia, Crocketville, and Miley are unincorporated communities that share a ZIP with a nearby town rather than having incorporated status of their own.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of Hampton County’s smaller crossroads communities have no ZIP of their own and use the code of the nearest post office town listed above.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nHampton County sits in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, a flat coastal-plain landscape of pine flatwoods, farmland, and blackwater swamp drained by the Coosawhatchie and Salkehatchie rivers, both tributaries of the Combahee. The county has 559.98 square miles of land and 2.73 square miles of water. It borders Bamberg County to the north, Colleton County to the east, Beaufort County to the southeast, Jasper County to the south, and Allendale County to the northwest, plus Screven and Effingham counties in Georgia across the Savannah River basin to the west.<\/p>\n More on neighboring counties: Bamberg County<\/a>, Colleton County<\/a>, Beaufort County<\/a>, Jasper County<\/a>, and Allendale County<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hampton County had 18,561 residents at the 2020 census. Its two largest communities are Hampton, the seat, with 2,694 people, and Estill with 1,821. The county’s median household income runs well below the South Carolina median of $67,804, reflecting its rural, agriculture-based economy. Population density is roughly 33 people per square mile, among the lower densities in the state’s Lowcountry region.<\/p>\n Agriculture and forestry anchor the county’s economy, with row crops, timber, and cattle operations spread across its flat farmland. Hampton was long home to a pulp and wood-products plant that operated under several owners — Plywoods-Plastic, Westinghouse, International Paper, and Nevamar — before closing in 2014, a loss the county’s job base has not fully replaced. Rail service through Yemassee, a historic junction on the old Charleston and Savannah Railway, still shapes the town’s layout. County government and the public schools are among the largest remaining employers.<\/p>\n Hampton County was organized in 1878, carved from Beaufort County in the years after Reconstruction. It was named for Wade Hampton III, the Confederate cavalry general who was elected governor of South Carolina in the disputed 1876 election. On April 13, 2020, an EF4 tornado tore through the county, killing five people and injuring dozens as it damaged homes and farms in the Estill and Hampton areas.<\/p>\n Interstate 95 crosses the county north–south, with US 601, US 278, and US 321 providing the main east–west and local routes.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Savannah\/Hilton Head International Airport, about an hour’s drive southwest. Amtrak’s Silver Meteor and Silver Star routes stop at the historic Yemassee station, the closest passenger rail access for the county.<\/p>\n Where is Hampton County, South Carolina?<\/strong> What is the population of Hampton County?<\/strong> How big is Hampton County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Hampton County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Hampton County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Hampton County?<\/strong> |