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A peanut-farming community
About 22 miles from downtown Columbia, Pelion is a tiny town whose biggest claim to fame is its Annual Pelion Peanut Party, where farmers from across the region prepare boiled peanuts using long-kept recipes. Its 600-person population keeps the town incredibly tight-knit: it’s no exaggeration to say that everybody knows everybody. Much of the housing here is mobile homes, though some mid-century developments like ranch-style homes exist, and the town is increasingly facing development by master-planned communities. “The neighborhood’s growing, but it’s definitely not crowded,” says real estate agent April Banks of Century 21 803 Realty, who’s sold real estate in the Columbia area since 2017. “You could be driving through trees for miles before you see another home.”
Mix of master-planned communities and mobile homes
Listings in Pelion primarily fall into two categories: two-story American traditional new builds and mobile homes. “The housing’s a mix, but it’s all well-maintained,” says Banks. “Some of it’s older, from the ‘50s, but there’s a lot of new development as well.” Often occupying master-planned communities, the newly built homes usually have three to five bedrooms and square footage of at least 2,000 square feet. Their prices fall right around $300,000 to $350,000. The mobile homes are usually older and smaller, with listings starting around $75,000, but they tend to sit on much larger lots, so they’re a good fit for buyers looking for more land. The average listing price in Pelion is about $300,000.
Manufactured homes are common in Pelion.
Pelion contains some larger contemporary traditional-style homes.
Many Pelion residents live on farms.
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Fourth-best school district in South Carolina
Students in Pelion attend schools in Lexington County School District One, which educational review site Niche ranked as the fourth best school district in South Carolina on its 2024 list of Niche Best Schools. Students start at Pelion Elementary School or Forts Pond Elementary School before continuing to Pelion Middle School and graduating from Pelion High School. All these schools received C-plus or B-minus ratings on Niche.
Pelion Elementary School serves kids in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Pelion Middle School opened in January 2021.
Pelion High School's mascot is a panther.
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Travel South Carolina Highway 302 to Columbia
Pelion sits where South Carolina Highway 302 intersects with US Highway 178, the main roads residents take to get in and out of town. US 178 takes residents to nearby communities like Orangeburg and Batesburg-Leesville, while SC 302 takes them to Columbia. The closest airport is the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, about 16 miles away, and the nearest hospital is the Lexington Medical Center, about 20 miles away. With no public transit options in or around Pelion, residents rely on cars for transportation.
Mexican markets and other mom-and-pop shops
In a town this size, there aren’t too many shopping options, and that’s the way the locals like it. “Pelion is very small, very country, very pleasant,” says Banks. There’s just enough: a Dollar General, a Family Dollar, a florist and a local clothing store called Southern Em Boutique. For groceries, residents shop at the Shumpert’s IGA in town and a family-owned Mexican market called El Maguey. A few local restaurants include the pizza shop Paparoni’s Grill, the classic American diner Sweet Magnolia’s Deli and New Dragon, which serves dine-in and takeout Chinese food. For additional shopping and dining options, residents can head about seven miles toward Columbia and stop in Edmund or drive 22 miles into the city.
Dollar General provides Pelion residents access to essentials.
Shumpert's IGA is where Pelion residents grocery shop.
Sweet Magnolia's Deli in Pelion is many locals' favorite restaurant.
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Find fossils at Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve
On the north end of Pelion, the Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve is a 460-acre park with layered sandstone formations, fossils of ancient marine creatures and well-kept trails shaded by native longleaf pines. Near the park’s entrance, the only natural waterfall on South Carolina’s coastal plain splashes into a small pool. In the middle of town, the Pelion Playing Station and Rail Trail is a short, paved walking trail along the town’s old railroad line, and the park is complete with a playground, benches and picnic shelters. Families spend time at two sports complexes: Pelion Sports Complex, which has soccer, football and baseball fields and is excellent for walking dogs, and Cooper’s Park, which has football, baseball and softball fields, tennis courts and a playground.
Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve is just north of Pelion and encompasses 460 acres of land.
The Pelion Rail Trail is a 1.6-mile loop on a former railroad line.
The Pelion Playing Station has a playground for the kids.
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Peanut and peach festivals bring the town together
Pelion’s biggest annual event happens each November when Pelion peanut farmers come together to boil their peanuts for the Annual Pelion Peanut Party. The members of the Pelion Ruritan Club have a secret recipe for cooking the peanuts, which they use each year before sharing the peanuts with the festival’s attendees. What started as just a gathering to boil peanuts now features a parade, amusement rides, fireworks and a peanut butter and jelly eating contest. In the summer, Pelion residents head to nearby Gilbert on the Fourth of July for the Lexington County Peach Festival, an all-day event with live music, a parade, a car show and fresh peaches from local farms.
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