Sumter County
Sumter County covers 665 square miles of eastern South Carolina, with the county seat at Sumter.
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Sumter County official website
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Sumter County services on GovDir
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PublicGIS maps 59,849 parcels for Sumter County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Sumter County parcel map and property searchCounty GIS map · Property lines · Property owner · Property records · Parcel number · Aerial imagery
Sumter County's public map viewer for parcel boundaries and local map layers.
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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.
- South Carolina GIS data downloadsGIS data downloads · Elevation · 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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- 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.
- South Carolina Geological SurveySouth Carolina geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
- USGS topoViewBrowse and download every historical USGS topographic map for a location, useful for seeing old roads, buildings and shorelines.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- Sumter County zoning and land useZoning
Zoning districts and land use rules, and which uses and buildings the rules permit on a given piece of land.
- Sumter County floodplain and flood zonesFlood zones
Flood zone information and the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water.
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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.
- South Carolina floodplain and flood mapsSouth Carolina's floodplain program: the flood maps, the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water, and who runs the program locally.
- 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.
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Farm 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.
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- 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.
- USDA Web Soil SurveySoils
Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
- South Carolina Department of Environmental ServicesLakes and water
South Carolina's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- South Carolina water wells and water rightsWater well permits and well construction records in South Carolina.
- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerLand cover
National land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
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- 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.
- 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).
- Sumter County Register of DeedsPlats · Surveys and section corners
Where deeds, mortgages, easements and other land documents are recorded. Start here to search recorded documents or order a copy.
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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.
- South Carolina licensed land surveyor lookupSearch 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.
- 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.
- NGS Survey Mark DatasheetsFederal survey mark datasheets and control monument records, searchable by county or coordinates.
- Sumter County roads and public worksRoads
Local roads: maintenance, right of way, access permits and road maps.
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- Sumter County Public Works
- Phone
- 803-436-2241
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- South Carolina Department of TransportationState highways in South Carolina: road maps, projects, and the approach or access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a state road.
- 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.
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- U.S. wildfire risk mapType a community, county or state to see its wildfire likelihood, risk to homes and exposure, with maps and charts. It shows long-term risk, not current fires, and is a screening tool, not an official hazard designation for a property.
- U.S. hurricane storm surge risk mapsInteractive map of how deep storm surge flooding could get near the coast in a worst-case hurricane of each category. It does not replace your local hurricane evacuation zone; check the state or county zone lookup for that.
- U.S. landslide mapInteractive national map of known landslides and how susceptible the ground is to landslides. It is a broad screening map, not a site-specific assessment.
Sumter County offices
- Sumter County AssessorProperty valuation and classification.Chip Napper, Assessor
- Phone
- 803-436-2115
- assessor@sumtercountysc.gov
- Website
- Visit website
- Sumter County property tax search and paymentPay real property taxes one year in arrears and avoid added penalties by paying before the first deadline.
- One phone line for 2 offices
- Phone
- 803-436-2102
- Sumter County Planning and ZoningZoning, land use and development review.
- Website
- Visit website
- Sumter County building and land use permitsWhich permits are required for building, land use and site work, and how to apply.
- Sumter County Register of DeedsRecords deeds and other land documents.
- Sumter County GIS and mappingSumter City-County Planning Department keeps the maps and GIS for Sumter County.Charles Robbins, GIS Manager
- Phone
- (803) 774-1607
- Website
- Visit website
- Sumter County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Sumter County is at the Sumter Service Center, 1975 Castlerock Dr, Sumter, SC 29153. Call it to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other farm programs, and for farm and tract records. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works from the same office: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
- Phone
- (803) 905-7650
- Address
- 1975 Castlerock Dr, Sumter, SC 29153
- Website
- Visit website
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About Sumter County
Sumter County covers 665 square miles of eastern South Carolina, with the county seat at Sumter. The County Assessor values your house and land, the County Auditor works out the bill, the County Treasurer collects it, and the Register of Deeds keeps recorded land documents.