Swansea, SC

Swansea is a Lexington County town in the Columbia metropolitan area, where the 2020 census counted 722 residents. Fourth Creek and Bull Swamp Creek run through town, giving the community a pair of waterways that still shape its local map. Swansea sits in central South Carolina, with roads connecting it to nearby Gaston, North, and the larger Columbia region.

The town has six schools, from an early childhood center through Swansea High School, with Swansea Primary, Sandhills Elementary, Sandhills Middle, and the high school freshman academy in between. That spread gives Swansea a school-centered rhythm across age groups. The creeks, school campuses, and town streets make the place easy to read: a small Lexington County town with water running through it and a Columbia connection just beyond the immediate neighborhood. Swansea's everyday geography is built from those school routes, creek crossings, and regional roads. The creeks keep the town's name tied to its landscape through the changing seasons of the year.