Gifford, South Carolina

About Gifford

Gifford is a tiny community in southern South Carolina with an estimated population of 260.

Gifford holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.97 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 268 residents per square mile.

📰 Gifford News Today

• One dead, two injured in Sunday morning shooting in Gifford WJCL · Jan 4
• Officials investigate shooting that killed 1, injured 2 in Gifford - WSAV-TV WSAV-TV · Jan 4
• Velma D. Gifford Obituary Jul 10, 2026 - McSwain-Evans Funeral Home McSwain-Evans Funeral Home · Jul 10
• William Herbert Reed Obituary in Fairfax at M.F. Riley's Funeral Home articobits.com · Aug 7
• H.C. Sheriff identifies victim of county's first fatal shooting of 2026 Bluffton Today · Jan 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Gifford Unique

• Positioned in southern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Carolina — one of 475 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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🗺️ Map of Gifford

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