Jefferson is a town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, home to about 737 people across 1.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29718.
Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population737409 per sq mi
Median home value$154,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$156Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Jefferson. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Jefferson
Distances
Nearest major airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)51 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Charlotte, NC47 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA468 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Jefferson; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Jefferson
U.S. Representative · South Carolina’s 7th DistrictRussell Fry (R)
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
Jefferson had 772 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 307th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Chesterfield County grew from 20,401 residents in 1900 to 43,273 in 2020.
Chesterfield County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 48.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pageland, SC weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Chesterfield County
13,223 jobs at 690 businesses in Chesterfield County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Jefferson.
Nearest hospitals
Atrium Health UnionGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Monroe23.9 miles
Musc Health Lancaster Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Lancaster24.4 miles
Mcleod Health CherawGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Cheraw25.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
1
Pharmacies
1
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 Jefferson
Libraries
Fannie D. Lowry Memorial Library1.4 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Chesterfield 01. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Jefferson ElementaryJefferson
Pre-K–5
329
Public
2.1 mi
New Heights MiddleJefferson
6–8
457
Public
3.2 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Victory Christian Academy/Tshuwah Hebrew AcademyJefferson
K–12
12
Jewish
2.2 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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