THE LEE COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Atlantic Southern Loam Plains setting.
Lee County has 410.2 square miles of land in South Carolina. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Lee County: Atlantic Southern Loam Plains, Sand Hills, Carolina Flatwoods.
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 ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Lee County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Atlantic Southern Loam Plains61%
- Sand Hills28.1%
- Carolina Flatwoods10.9%
Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain in Lee County
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Lee County
The atlas lists 8 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Lee County, including Wisacky, St. Charles, Ashwood. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Lee County by land and water
The Census records 1.05 square miles of water within Lee County, or 0.3% of its total area. That share is close to Lee County’s 0.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lee County has 150.9 times the land area of nearby Manville CDP (2.72 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Darlington County, Florence County, Kershaw County, Sumter County within South Carolina. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

