Wedgefield

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Wedgefield

Total population

1,968

Median home value

$26,500

28%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$44,410

Wedgefield$44k

National$74k

Elevation249 m

Land area73.23 km²

Weather53°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates33.88°, -80.52°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Wedgefield is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in the High Hills of Santee area in western Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. Wedgefield is also a Census Designated Place (CDP). Wedgefield was so named because its location was likened to a "wedge" into the High Hills of Santee. In the 18th and 19th centuries it was the location of many plantations, notably those of the Singleton family, which produced First Lady of the United States, Angelica Singleton Van Buren. Today the plantations are gone except for their cemeteries and Wedgefield is today noted as the location of a state park, a state forest and other recreational places. When the railroad came through in the 19th century, the commercial center of Wedgefield developed at the intersection of the railroad, Kings Highway and Wedgefield Road. It has its own post office with the Zip Code of 29168.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Wedgefield, SC from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Angelica Singleton Van Buren

First Lady of the United States

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Carolina

• Cane Savannah
  4.3 mi away
• Cherryvale
  5.7 mi away
• Mulberry
  12 mi away
• Rembert
  15.4 mi away
• Boykin
  17 mi away
• St. Matthews
  21.2 mi away
• St. Charles
  21.6 mi away
• North Santee
  24.1 mi away
• Capitol View
  24.2 mi away
• Cameron
  25.1 mi away
• Lugoff
  25.1 mi away
• Wisacky
  26.1 mi away

Browse all places in South Carolina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Wedgefield

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 141 mi
• Wildfire Camden McCarthy Overpass Fire, Camden, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-07-30 · 211 mi
• Wildfire Mitchell, Ware, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 246 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Great Golden Digger Wasp

Sphex ichneumoneus

Seen 2026-09-25

New York ironweed

Vernonia noveboracensis

Seen 2026-09-25

Sesame

Sesamum indicum

Seen 2026-09-23

leafy oak gall wasp

Andricus quercusfoliatus

Seen 2026-09-19

Golden Silk Spider

Trichonephila clavipes

Seen 2026-09-19

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Seen 2026-09-19

Little Brown Skink

Scincella lateralis

Seen 2026-09-19

American white waterlily

Nymphaea odorata

Seen 2026-09-19

Imperial Moth

Eacles imperialis

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-27 17:30 UTC.