Home Services in Barnwell and Barnwell County, South Carolina

Barnwell County facts

What Home Service Pros work with in Barnwell County.

• The houses. Barnwell County has about 9,901 homes and 20,565 people; 71% of homes are owner occupied, the median home is worth $97,200, and the typical one was built around 1984 (U.S. Census ACS 2019 to 2023). In Barnwell itself: about 2,265 homes, typical year built 1969, median value $137,300.
• Permits. The Barnwell County Building Inspector and Zoning office, with online permit applications. The county builds to the 2021 International Building and Residential Codes and the 2021 South Carolina codes, and the City of Barnwell contracts its building department to SafeBuilt. South Carolina requires a residential builder’s license over $5,000 and a specialty contractor registration over $500.
• Utilities. Electricity from Aiken Electric Cooperative or Edisto Electric Cooperative, depending on the address.
• The ground. Coastal Plain: the city of Barnwell sits only about 210 feet above sea level, between the Salkehatchie and the South Fork Edisto rivers, and the 2023 USDA map puts its ZIP code in zone 8b.
• Storms. Hurricane Helene, September 26 and 27, 2024: the National Weather Service estimated Barnwell County gusts at 80 to 90 mph and counted 1 home destroyed and 20 damaged, with widespread trees and power lines down and large sections of the county without power.
• Termites. The federal termite infestation probability map puts all of Georgia and South Carolina in its "very heavy" zone, the highest level, which is why lenders here ask for a termite letter.
• Towns and areas. Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Elko, Hilda, Kline, Snelling.
• Landmarks. Barnwell State Park, the Salkehatchie River, the South Fork Edisto and the Savannah River Site, which took part of the county in the 1950s.