Summerville, South Carolina
About Summerville
Set in the southeastern part of South Carolina, Summerville is a thriving city counting 52,625 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 7th largest municipality in South Carolina.
Summerville holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 22.6 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,329 residents per square mile.
📰 Summerville News Today
- Dolly Walters Obituary (1937 - 2026) - Summerville Post and Courier · Aug 18
- Translucent Energy launches 1.2 GW solar module factory in South Carolina pv magazine USA · Aug 18
- Company to invest $15.6 million, create 167 jobs in Summerville live5news.com · Aug 17
- State health officials probe tuberculosis exposure at Summerville High School WCIV · Aug 4
- Translucent Solar to start solar panel assembly in South Carolina Solar Power World · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Summerville Unique
- A top-25 city in South Carolina by population (#7 of 271 incorporated places).
- Positioned in southeastern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Home to 2.6% of South Carolina's city-dwelling population.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 52,625.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Summerville
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Summerville
- Benny Mazzetto's — pizza
- Bexley Fish & Raw Bar — seafood
- Coastal Coffee Roasters — coffee shop (café)
- Laura — italian
- Oscar’s — american
- Perkins — american
- Philly's — sandwich
- Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar — seafood
- StillWild Coffee (café)
- Sunrise Bistro Summerville — brunch
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Summerville-Dorchester Museum · Museum
- World's Largest Sweet Tea · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Summerville
- Hutchinson Square reviews ★
- Archer Park reviews ★
- Ashley River Park reviews ★
- Azalea Park reviews ★
- Bark Park reviews ★
- Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site reviews ★
- Doty Park reviews ★
- Foundation Park reviews ★
- Helix Park reviews ★
- Hummingbird Park reviews ★
- Ladybug Park reviews ★
- Laurel St Playground reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Summerville
- Beech Hill Elementary
- Cane Bay Elementary
- Cane Bay High
- Cane Bay Middle
- Carolyn Lewis School
- Gregg Middle
- James H. Spann Elementary
- Knightsville Elementary
- Newington Elementary
- Nexton Elementary
- Rollings Middle School of the Arts
- Sangaree Elementary
- Sangaree Intermediate
- Summerville Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.