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The South Carolina Coastal Low Country Area

The South Carolina Lowcountry (also spelled Low Country or just lowcountry) is a term used to describe the state's coastal counties, generally south of and including, Charleston. The region includes the South Carolina Sea Islands. The commonly accepted counties of the Lowcountry are Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, and Colleton counties

Map of the South Carolina Low Country area The Lowcountry does not contain any major economic centers; though one might select Hilton Head Island, as the place of most significance, it is difficult to access from the rest of the Low Country and as a resort community has little else of commercial significance. Most business that cannot be conducted locally is transacted in Charleston or Savannah, Georgia.

Other significant centers in the region include Beaufort, Hampton, and Walterboro, Bluffton and Hardeeville, and Ridgeland.

Bluffton and Hardeeville are two fast-growing communities that will contribute more economically in the future.

The region contains its share of culture and history. Notable is the Gullah influence on St. Helena Island, and the early European Settlements near Beaufort.

Below are some of our South Carolina coastal low country towns in Beaufort County and Jasper County.

Beaufort

Hardeeville

Okatie

Ridgeland