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Ridgeway

A town of 266 people in South Carolina
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Conserved land1.6%5 of 314 acres
Trails0.2 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1named on the map

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Century House

Century House

Greek Revival · on the Register since 1971

Century House, also known as Brick House and Beauregard's Headquarters, is a historic plantation house near Ridgeway, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1853, and is a large, two-story brick house in the Greek Revival style.

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About Ridgeway

Town in South Carolina, United States
266Population
0.5 sq miArea
614 ftElevation

Ridgeway is a town in southeast Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ridgeway had a population of 266. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan statistical area.

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

Town numbers

ZIP code29130
Area code803
Living in Ridgeway

Housing in Ridgeway

$307K▲ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Ridgeway home is worth about $307,000, up 1.8% in a year, close to the South Carolina typical home.

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Safety in Ridgeway

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Not graded

Ridgeway has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.

Violent0
Property0
Reported in 20230
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Most working residents leave Ridgeway for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Columbia (21%), Winnsboro (5%) and Greenville (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Columbia
21%
Winnsboro
5%
Greenville
4%
Woodfield
4%
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Ridgeway →

Health in Ridgeway

Compared with South Carolina

5better than SC·9worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Prisma Health Richland HospitalColumbia · 14.9 mi · ER
Winnsboro Pediatric and Family PracticeWinnsboro · 9.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Ridgeway · CMS · HRSAHealth in Ridgeway →

Natural hazards in Ridgeway

27
Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes🌀 Hurricanes
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Climate in Ridgeway

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Ridgeway has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 33°, and snow is almost unheard of.

57° / 35°Winter
75° / 50°Spring
90° / 68°Summer
74° / 52°Fall
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Schools in Ridgeway

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C+

School Grade C+

The public schools Ridgeway’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictFairfield 01Schools1

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.

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Nearest: Richland Library BlythewoodBlythewood · 6.3 miles · 59 hrs a week

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