Smoaks is a town in Colleton County, South Carolina, home to about 95 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29481.
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| Nearest major airport | Charleston International Airport (CHS)47 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC146 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA572 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Smoaks; 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.
Smoaks had 98 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.
It’s the 447th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Colleton County grew from 33,452 residents in 1900 to 38,604 in 2020.
Colleton 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 35°F. About 51.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Walterboro 1 Sw, SC weather station (17 miles away).
7,333 jobs at 793 businesses in Colleton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Smoaks.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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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