Beech Island, South Carolina

About Beech Island

Beech Island, SC is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern South Carolina.

Beech Island holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.92 square miles.

📰 Beech Island News Today

• ‘Take-A-Hike’ at Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site WRDW · Aug 12
• Beech Island man dies in vehicle crash after fleeing from Aiken County, Richmond County deputies Post and Courier · Aug 10
• Kimberly-Clark to expand Beech Island plant with $200M boost scbiz.com · Dec 3
• David Smith III Obituary Apr 19, 2026 G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary · Apr 22
• Beech Island bust uncovers 20 lbs. of marijuana, gun WJBF · Feb 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Beech Island Unique

• The only place in America named Beech Island — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Beech Island

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Beech Island

• Janwiches — sandwich

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Beech Island

• 🏞️ Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site · National Park reviews ★
• Augusta Affordable Housing reviews ★
• New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam Park reviews ★
• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Beech Island

🏘️ Nearby Communities