Home Services in Edgefield and Edgefield County, South Carolina

Edgefield County facts

What Home Service Pros work with in Edgefield County.

• The houses. Edgefield County has about 11,317 homes and 26,508 people; 79.8% of homes are owner occupied, the median home is worth $194,300, and the typical one was built around 1988 (U.S. Census ACS 2019 to 2023). In Edgefield itself: about 1,150 homes, typical year built 1968, median value $108,900.
• Permits. The Edgefield County Building and Planning Department (803-637-4073), 210 Penn Street, Edgefield. The county requires permits for all trades before any work begins and builds to the 2021 South Carolina codes with the 2020 National Electrical Code; a homeowner may do their own work with a permit and a notarized owner-builder disclosure (no sale, rent or lease for two years). South Carolina requires a residential builder’s license over $5,000 and a specialty contractor registration over $500.
• Utilities. Water and sewer from the Edgefield County Water and Sewer Authority, which also serves a corner of northwest Aiken County; electricity from Aiken Electric Cooperative, with Dominion Energy in parts of the county.
• The ground. The town of Edgefield sits about 530 feet up between the Piedmont and the Sandhills; the 2023 USDA map puts its ZIP code in zone 8a, a notch colder than Augusta. Sumter National Forest and the Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve cover part of the county.
• Storms. Hurricane Helene, September 26 and 27, 2024: the National Weather Service estimated Edgefield County gusts at 90 to 100 mph and counted 11 homes destroyed and 229 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. Edgefield, Johnston, Trenton, Murphys Estates, Mount Vintage, Merriwether, the Edgefield County side of North Augusta.
• Landmarks. The Edgefield County Courthouse, Sumter National Forest, Stevens Creek and the Savannah River on the western border.