DeBordieu Colony is a community in Georgetown County, South Carolina, home to about 627 people across 4.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29440.
Homes sold for a median of $211 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Georgetown; part is in DeBordieu Colony
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside DeBordieu Colony. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)29 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC150 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA510 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of DeBordieu Colony; 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.
It’s the 322nd largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Georgetown County grew from 22,846 residents in 1900 to 63,404 in 2020.
Georgetown County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 55.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Georgetown Co Ap, SC weather station (8 miles away).
22,113 jobs at 2,038 businesses in Georgetown County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
267 doctors and other health care providers list an office in DeBordieu Colony.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 45 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 82 |
| Dentists | 18 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 53 |
| Mental health providers | 43 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 15 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
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.
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Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
Public schools here are run by Georgetown 01. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and PerformGeorgetown | Pre-K–5 | 163 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| Kensington ElementaryGeorgetown | Pre-K–5 | 548 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Maryville ElementaryGeorgetown | Pre-K–5 | 444 | Public | 6.4 mi |
| McDonald ElementaryGeorgetown | Pre-K–5 | 389 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion SchoolGeorgetown | Pre-K–5 | 78 | Public | 9.4 mi |
| Sampit ElementaryGeorgetown | Pre-K–5 | 270 | Public | 8.5 mi |
| Georgetown MiddleGeorgetown | 6–8 | 671 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Georgetown HighGeorgetown | 9–12 | 918 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Georgetown School of Arts and SciencesGeorgetown | 5–12 | 44 | Nonsectarian | 4.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Georgetown and Dunbar.
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