South Carolina
Statewide maps, data, and agencies, plus all its counties.
Taxes, deeds, permits and other South Carolina services on GovDir
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Where to find things
- South Carolina property taxProperty records
South Carolina splits the job three ways: the County Assessor values your house and land, the County Auditor works out the bill, and the County Treasurer collects it. The Department of Revenue sets the rules and assesses manufacturing and utility property.
- South Carolina GIS data downloadsAerial imagery · GIS data downloads · Elevation · Land cover · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download South Carolina's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation. It has no statewide property lines.
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- Sanborn Fire Insurance MapsDigitized Sanborn fire insurance maps showing building footprints, materials and uses for American towns and cities, widely used in property history and environmental research.
- USDA NAIP Imagery HubFind and download USDA's leaf-on aerial photography for the contiguous United States. Check coverage and acquisition dates for the area you need.
- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
- State Plane Coordinate System zonesThe official State Plane Coordinate System from the National Geodetic Survey: which zone covers each state and county, zone definitions and conversion tools.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer ViewerInteractive nationwide map of current flood zones, base flood elevations and map panels.
- NCES School District BoundariesNational school district boundary maps and downloadable GIS files, with an address lookup for the district serving a location.
- USGS topoViewBrowse and download every historical USGS topographic map for a location, useful for seeing old roads, buildings and shorelines.
- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerNational land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
- National Land Cover Database (NLCD) DownloadsFilter and download National Land Cover Database products including Annual NLCD land cover for the contiguous United States. Provides downloadable raster products and links to the viewer for spatial selection.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- South Carolina floodplain and flood mapsFlood zones
South Carolina's floodplain program: the flood maps, the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water, and who runs the program locally.
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- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterOfficial source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.
- FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
- FEMA Increased Cost of ComplianceFlood insurance coverage that helps pay to elevate, relocate, demolish or floodproof a substantially damaged building.
- South Carolina Department of Environmental ServicesWetlands · Lakes and water
South Carolina's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- NRCS wetland determinations and conservation complianceFarm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up, USDA Farm Service AgencyHow the Conservation Reserve Program works, which sign-ups are open and what it pays. You enroll land in CRP at your county Farm Service Agency office at the local USDA Service Center.
- NRCS highly erodible land determinationsHow NRCS decides whether a farm field is highly erodible land, which affects USDA program eligibility and conservation plans. Requests go to NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.
- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
- USDA Web Soil SurveySoils
Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
- South Carolina state landsPublic land
SCDNR Public Lands: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources lands where you can hunt, hike and spend time outdoors.
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- USGS map of public and protected landNational map of federal, state, local and other public and protected land from the U.S. Geological Survey Protected Areas Database (PAD-US).
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Historical South Carolina government records, early land records, plats and maps.
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- BLM General Land Office RecordsSearch original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.
- South Carolina licensed land surveyor lookupSurveys and section corners
Search the South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal property line on the ground, so check a surveyor's license before you hire one. Board phone 803-896-4422.
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- NGS survey mark and benchmark mapMap of National Geodetic Survey benchmarks and survey control marks. Zoom to a place, click a mark and open its datasheet with the mark's position, elevation and how to find it on the ground.
- NGS Survey Mark DatasheetsFederal survey mark datasheets and control monument records, searchable by county or coordinates.
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State highways in South Carolina: road maps, projects, and the approach or access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a state road.
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- 811 Before You DigCall 811 or use your state 811 center's website a few business days before any digging, including fence posts, decks, trees and mailboxes. The service is free, and the utilities mark their buried lines with paint or flags. This page lists every state's 811 center.
- National Pipeline Mapping SystemPublic map viewer of transmission pipelines and operator contacts by county, for excavation planning and emergency response.
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South Carolina's eight coastal counties have an extra layer of rules. OCRM runs the critical area permits, the beachfront setback and jurisdictional lines. Check here before you build near the coast.
- South Carolina hurricane evacuation zonesHazards and emergency information
Page with South Carolina's Know Your Zone map, where you look up whether an address on the coast is in a hurricane evacuation zone and how storm surge could reach it.
Other South Carolina resources
- South Carolina septic system permitsIn South Carolina the state permits septic systems. Start here for the site evaluation, the construction permit, repairs and existing system records.
- South Carolina water wells and water rightsWater well permits and well construction records in South Carolina.
- South Carolina Geological SurveySouth Carolina geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
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By county
Largest cities
- Abbeville
- Aiken
- Anderson
- Andrews
- Bamberg
- Barnwell
- Batesburg-Leesville
- Beaufort
- Belton
- Bennettsville
- Bishopville
- Bluffton
- Blythewood
- Burnettown
- Camden
- Cayce
- Central
- Charleston
- Cheraw
- Chester
- Clemson
- Clinton
- Clover
- Columbia
- Conway
- Darlington
- Denmark
- Dillon
- Duncan
- Easley
- Edgefield
- Florence
- Forest Acres
- Fort Mill
- Fountain Inn
- Gaffney
- Georgetown
- Goose Creek
- Greenville
- Greenwood
- Greer
- Hampton
- Hanahan
- Hardeeville
- Hartsville
- Hilton Head Island
- Hollywood
- Honea Path
- Inman
- Irmo
- Isle of Palms
- James Island
- Kingstree
- Lake City
- Lancaster
- Landrum
- Laurens
- Lexington
- Liberty
- Loris
- Lyman
- Manning
- Marion
- Mauldin
- Moncks Corner
- Mount Pleasant
- Mullins
- Myrtle Beach
- Newberry
- North Augusta
- North Charleston
- North Myrtle Beach
- Orangeburg
- Pacolet
- Pendleton
- Pickens
- Port Royal
- Ravenel
- Ridgeland
- Rock Hill
- Saluda
- Seneca
- Simpsonville
- Spartanburg
- Springdale
- Summerville
- Sumter
- Surfside Beach
- Tega Cay
- Travelers Rest
- Union
- Walhalla
- Walterboro
- Wellford
- West Columbia
- Williamston
- Williston
- Winnsboro
- Woodruff
- York
Counties
- Abbeville
- Aiken
- Allendale
- Anderson
- Bamberg
- Barnwell
- Beaufort
- Berkeley
- Calhoun
- Charleston
- Cherokee
- Chester
- Chesterfield
- Clarendon
- Colleton
- Darlington
- Dillon
- Dorchester
- Edgefield
- Fairfield
- Florence
- Georgetown
- Greenville
- Greenwood
- Hampton
- Horry
- Jasper
- Kershaw
- Lancaster
- Laurens
- Lee
- Lexington
- Marion
- Marlboro
- McCormick
- Newberry
- Oconee
- Orangeburg
- Pickens
- Richland
- Saluda
- Spartanburg
- Sumter
- Union
- Williamsburg
- York