In Charleston County, South Carolina, which covers Folly Beach, we have measured 15,685 parcels on septic and 129,120 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Folly Beach on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Folly Beach is a city in Charleston County, South Carolina. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 32.669283, -79.960577 and its land area at 12.51 square miles. Septic permitting and record keeping happen at the county level, not the city level, which is why every figure below is attributed to the county and linked back to the county page it came from.
| County | Records we hold | Parcels on septic | Parcels on sewer | County records portal | Searchable without an account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston County | 0 | 15,685 | 129,120 | not published | — |
We have not yet collected septic documents from Charleston County, South Carolina, so for a Folly Beach property the county's own file is currently the only route. This page is about getting you to it, not about pretending we hold something we do not. The county is predominantly sewered: only 15,685 of 144,805 classified parcels are on septic. Septic properties near Folly Beach are the exception, which is exactly why owners often do not know they have one. We have not found a published online records portal for this county, which means the file is requested from the county directly rather than searched.
Septic is one subject with very different jobs inside it. These go straight to the page that does yours.
| If you are a | Go to | Because it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Homeowner | Septic pumping in Folly Beach | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Folly Beach | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Folly Beach | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Folly Beach | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Folly Beach | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Folly Beach | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Folly Beach | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Folly Beach | whether raw land can take a system at all |
No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Charleston County, South Carolina, which covers Folly Beach, we have measured 15,685 parcels on septic and 129,120 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Folly Beach on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Folly Beach is in Charleston County, South Carolina.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Folly Beach’s land area that falls in each. A ZIP is not a place boundary and the two only ever partly agree, which is exactly why both pages exist.
Straight-line distance from the Census internal point of Folly Beach.
Parcel Perfect generates a code-shaped septic design and as-built style drawing for a parcel from the records and site data we hold, and shows every parcel we have classified as septic or sewer on one map. Both are open to use for any parcel in Charleston County, South Carolina.