Lowndesville is a town in Abbeville County, South Carolina, home to about 206 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 29659, and parts of 29655 are in Lowndesville too.
Homes sold for a median of $175 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in Lowndesville
Part is in Lowndesville, part in Iva and Lake Secession
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lowndesville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)110 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)50 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA107 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA574 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lowndesville; 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.
Lowndesville had 120 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.
It’s the 407th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Abbeville County grew from 33,400 residents in 1900 to 24,295 in 2020.
Abbeville 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 32°F. About 50.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hartwell Dam, GA weather station (12 miles away).
4,498 jobs at 343 businesses in Abbeville County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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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Shares ZIP codes with Iva, Lake Secession and Antreville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.