Bethune is a town in Kershaw County, South Carolina, home to about 438 people across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29009.
Homes sold for a median of $137 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bethune. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)64 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Florence Regional Airport (FLO)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA481 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bethune; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bethune had 315 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 348th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Kershaw County grew from 24,696 residents in 1900 to 65,403 in 2020.
Kershaw County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 46.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bishopville 1ene, SC weather station (16 miles away).
14,923 jobs at 1,208 businesses in Kershaw County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bethune.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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