Newtown, SC

Newtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States. The 2020 census counted 770 residents. The CDP is in central Dillon County, on the south side of Dillon, the county seat. Development is continuous between the two communities. The through line in Newtown is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Newtown makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. South Carolina Highway 57 passes through Newtown, leading north into Dillon and southeast 10 miles to Fork.