Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Edgefield

A town of 4,010 people in South Carolina
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Edgefield

What’s happening this week

All posts →
This week+ What’s happening in Edgefield?
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Edgefield.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
2

Around town

The places and views that make it Edgefield

Explore places →
3

Know Edgefield

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Edgefield

Town in South Carolina, United States
2,322Population
4.1 sq miArea
531 ftElevation

Edgefield is a town in and the county seat of Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Edgefield had a population of 2,322. Edgefield is part of the Augusta Metropolitan Area.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code29824
Area code803
Living in Edgefield

Housing in Edgefield

$224K▲ 2.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Edgefield home is worth about $224,000, up 2.1% in a year, 27% below the South Carolina typical home.

Only 4 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Edgefield

—

Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Edgefield's police department reported only 2023, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Edgefield 2.4
South Carolina 4.8
U.S. 3.9
Property crime per 1,000
Edgefield 10.5
South Carolina 22.5
U.S. 19.5
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Schools in Edgefield

All Edgefield schools →
C+

School Grade C+

The public schools Edgefield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within SC. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from EdgefieldWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Edgefield.Meet them →

Where Edgefield is

Explore map →
Locator map of Edgefield
Wikimedia Commons · Map: The original uploader was Seth Ilys at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

Location map

How things work in Edgefield

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Edgefield

South Carolina · SC
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Edgefield is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01