Santee, South Carolina

About Santee

Set in the southern part of South Carolina, Santee is a tiny community, home to 814 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Santee is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.5 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 326 residents per square mile.

📰 Santee News Today

• Summer Fun in South Carolina’s Santee Cooper Country — Sponsored Content CBS 17 · Aug 5
• Santee Cooper Activates Drought Plan as Lake Levels Drop The Berkeley Observer · Aug 13
• Decision on potential $2.7B sale of SC nuclear reactors could be 2 years away South Carolina Daily Gazette · Jul 7
• Dominion Energy, Santee Cooper receive state approval for $5B gas project Utility Dive · Jun 16
• Obituary for Mark Allen Laws ledfordfuneralhomes.com · Jun 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Santee 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Santee

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Santee

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Waffle House — american
• China Dragon — chinese
• Clark's Restaurant
• Cracker Barrel — american
• Huddle House — american
• Santee Steak & Seafood — steak house
• Thai House II — thai

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Santee

• Santee State Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Santee

• Lake Marion High School
• Lake Marion Technology Center

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Santee

🏘️ Nearby Communities