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Country around Round O is a rural area of about 1,420 people in Colleton County, South Carolina, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Charleston, SC and 160 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,420people
$143kTypical home
$1,090/moRent
90° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,420 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 32 mi to Charleston, SC
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $1,090/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (704 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,802 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 16% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to CHS airport
- 28 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 219 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colleton County: R+18 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk