Town guide

Cokesbury, South Carolina

Cokesbury is a community in Greenwood County, South Carolina, home to about 267 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29653.

Homes sold for a median of $184 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population267453 per sq mi
Median home value$75,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$184Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Cokesbury

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Cokesbury

Distances

Nearest major airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)96 miles away
Closer regional airportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)42 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Charlotte, NC101 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA555 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Cokesbury; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Cokesbury

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Cokesbury had 212 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.

It’s the 388th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.

Greenwood County grew from 28,343 residents in 1900 to 69,351 in 2020.

Cokesbury population by census2000: 279, 2010: 215, 2020: 212279200021520102122020

Greenwood County, 1900–2020

Greenwood County population, 1900 to 20201900: 28,343, 1910: 34,225, 1920: 35,791, 1930: 36,078, 1940: 40,083, 1950: 41,628, 1960: 44,346, 1970: 49,686, 1980: 57,847, 1990: 59,567, 2000: 66,271, 2010: 69,661, 2020: 69,35128K’00’1036K’20’3040K’40’5044K’60’7058K’80’9066K’00’1069K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 42 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CokesburyJan: high 53°F, low 32°F, 3.9 in; Feb: high 57°F, low 35°F, 3.6 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 41°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 48°F, 2.8 in; May: high 81°F, low 57°F, 3 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 65°F, 3.7 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 69°F, 3.8 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 68°F, 3.3 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 62°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 49°F, 3 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 39°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 34°F, 4 in53°32°Jan3.957°35°Feb3.665°41°Mar4.273°48°Apr2.881°57°May3.087°65°Jun3.790°69°Jul3.889°68°Aug3.383°62°Sep3.474°49°Oct3.063°39°Nov3.356°34°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenwood Co Ap, SC weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Greenwood County

23,577 jobs at 1,354 businesses in Greenwood County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Greenwood CountyManufacturing: 4,822 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 4,772 jobs; Retail trade: 3,764 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,254 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,352 jobs; Construction: 1,099 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 901 jobs; Other services: 836 jobsManufacturing 21% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 14% Administrative and support 6% Construction 5% Transportation and warehousing 4% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

12 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cokesbury.

Nearest hospitals

  • Self Regional HealthcareGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Greenwood8.5 miles
  • Abbeville Area Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Abbeville11.9 miles
  • Prisma Health Laurens County HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Clinton20.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Dentists3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants4
Mental health providers1

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.

Places in and around Cokesbury

Grocery stores

  • Food Lion4.2 mi

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.

Schools in Cokesbury

Public schools here are run by Greenwood 50. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Hodges ElementaryHodgesPre-K–5349Public2.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Hodges.

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