THE CAYCE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southeastern Floodplains and Low Terraces setting.
Cayce city has 16.9 square miles of land in Lexington County, Richland County. Its Census reference point is in Southeastern Floodplains and Low Terraces, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Cayce intersects 2 county geographies: Lexington County, Richland County. A Cayce mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Cayce by land and water
The Census records 0.86 square miles of water within Cayce, or 4.9% of its total area. It is 1.3 percentage points lower than the 6.1% recorded for South Carolina. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cayce city has 24 times the land area of nearby Olympia CDP (0.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

