Town guide

Edisto, South Carolina

Edisto is a community in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, home to about 1,801 people across 5.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29115.

Homes sold for a median of $114 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population1,801342 per sq mi
Median home value$71,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$114Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking19%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Edisto

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Edisto

Distances

Nearest major airportCharleston International Airport (CHS)63 miles away
Closer regional airportColumbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Charlotte, NC118 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA550 miles away

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

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

Who represents Edisto

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

Edisto had 2,058 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.

It’s the 213th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.

Orangeburg County grew from 59,663 residents in 1900 to 84,223 in 2020.

Edisto population by census2000: 2,632, 2010: 2,559, 2020: 2,0582,63220002,55920102,0582020

Orangeburg County, 1900–2020

Orangeburg County population, 1900 to 20201900: 59,663, 1910: 55,893, 1920: 64,907, 1930: 63,864, 1940: 63,707, 1950: 68,726, 1960: 68,559, 1970: 69,789, 1980: 82,276, 1990: 84,803, 2000: 91,582, 2010: 92,501, 2020: 84,22360K’00’1065K’20’3064K’40’5069K’60’7082K’80’9092K’00’1084K’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 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 50.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near EdistoJan: high 60°F, low 37°F, 4 in; Feb: high 63°F, low 40°F, 3.9 in; Mar: high 70°F, low 46°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 78°F, low 52°F, 3.3 in; May: high 85°F, low 61°F, 4 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 68°F, 5.5 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 72°F, 5.8 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 71°F, 5.3 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 66°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 54°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 69°F, low 44°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 62°F, low 38°F, 3.8 in60°37°Jan4.063°40°Feb3.970°46°Mar3.978°52°Apr3.385°61°May4.090°68°Jun5.593°72°Jul5.892°71°Aug5.387°66°Sep4.579°54°Oct3.569°44°Nov3.162°38°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Orangeburg 2, SC weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Orangeburg County

25,672 jobs at 1,630 businesses in Orangeburg County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Orangeburg CountyManufacturing: 5,766 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 4,277 jobs; Retail trade: 4,149 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,399 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,924 jobs; Construction: 938 jobs; Wholesale trade: 877 jobs; Other services: 823 jobsManufacturing 23% Health care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 13% Transportation and warehousing 8% Construction 4% Wholesale trade 3% Other services 3%

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

Health care

151 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Edisto.

Nearest hospitals

  • Columbia Sc Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Columbia33.5 miles
  • Lexington Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · West Columbia36.5 miles
  • Prisma Health Tuomey HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Sumter41.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors25
Specialist doctors14
Dentists19
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants42
Mental health providers27
Physical and occupational therapists9
Optometrists6
Chiropractors9
Pharmacies16

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 Edisto

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Hillcrest Recreational Park · 186 acres1.6 mi
  • Nix Stilton Road Community Park · 3 acres1.2 mi
  • Ellis Avenue Historic District0.4 mi
  • Amelia Street Historic District0.6 mi
  • Orangeburg Historic District0.7 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Piggly Wiggly1.0 mi
  • Walmart Neighborhood Market1.5 mi

Libraries (4 nearby)

  • H. V. Manning Library0.4 mi
  • Orangeburg County Library Commission0.5 mi
  • Orangeburg County Library0.6 mi
  • South Carolina State University Miller F Whitaker Library0.7 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • South Carolina State University Planetarium0.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (4 nearby)

  • Fine Arts Center0.7 mi
  • BlueBird Theatre1.0 mi
  • Stevenson Auditorium1.0 mi
  • Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center1.3 mi

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.

Schools in Edisto

Public schools here are run by Orangeburg, Charter Institute at Erskine. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Brookdale ElementaryOrangeburgPre-K–5215Public1.9 mi
Sheridan ElementaryOrangeburgPre-K–5450Public1.3 mi
Whittaker ElementaryOrangeburgPre-K–5325Public1.5 mi
Willie Jeffries School of ExcellenceOrangeburgK–6274Charter7.0 mi
Mellichamp ElementaryOrangeburg3–5144Public2.0 mi
Robert E. Howard MiddleOrangeburg6–8396Public1.1 mi
William J. Clark MiddleOrangeburg6–8587Public0.5 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
First Southern Methodist Chr & Wesley Christian ScOrangeburgPre-K–1238Methodist1.1 mi
Greater Faith Baptist Church Child Devt CenterOrangeburgPre-K–K4Baptist1.0 mi
Orangeburg Christian AcademyOrangeburgPre-K–12199Christian (no specific denomination)2.1 mi
St Andrews Methodist KindergartenOrangeburgPre-K–K8Methodist0.9 mi
Wesley Christian SchoolOrangeburgPre-K–1238Methodist1.1 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 Orangeburg, Brookdale and Wilkinson Heights.

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