Areas and Communities · Lexington County
Chapin, South Carolina
A lake town, a commuter town, and still farmland at its edges. Which one you are buying into depends on the road you turn down.
- Town in
- Lexington County
- ZIP
- 29036reaches into Richland and Newberry counties
- Schools
- Lexington-Richland School District Five
- Population
- 1,809town limits, 2020 Census
- Home value, town limits
- $221Kmedian owners' estimate, Census 2020–2024; area sale prices below
What Chapin actually is
Chapin sits on the north-west shoulder of Lake Murray in Lexington County, roughly twenty miles from downtown Columbia with I-26 running past it. That combination is the whole story: deep water on one side, open country on the other, and an interstate that makes both of them commutable.
It means Chapin is not one market. The shoreline, the subdivisions off the highway and the acreage further out are different decisions with different prices, and the postcode they share tells you very little. Living here, on the water, makes those differences easy to see.
Drawn from USGS hydrography and Census boundaries; town positions are Census points. ▲ USGS lake gauge 02168500, the source of the lake level at the top of the page.
Interesting facts about Chapin
From the town, the county, the state and other primary sources, each linked.
History
Incorporated on 24 December 1889 and named for Martin Chapin, a New York settler with a lumber mill, whose name was given to the railroad station there.
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Lifestyle
Dreher Island State Park, near Chapin, covers 348 acres on three islands with 12 miles of Lake Murray shoreline and three boat ramps.
southcarolinaparks.comThe town holds a Labor Day Festival and Parade, Old Timey Christmas, and a downtown farmers market on second Saturdays from May to October.
chapinsc.comCrooked Creek Park on Old Lexington Highway, run by the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission, opened in 1994.
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Town services
The Town of Chapin's own utilities department provides water and sewer to more than 6,900 customers.
chapinsc.comThe town has its own planning and zoning department.
chapinsc.comLexington Health Chapin, on Columbia Avenue, offers family medicine, urgent care, imaging and lab services; the Chapin branch library is on the same road.
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Chapin by the numbers
What sold, by area
| Area | Median sale price | Sales | Median days on market | For sale now | Months of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapin & the Dutch Fork | $413,000 | 543 | 30 days | 167 | 3.7 months |
| Lake Murray – Chapin & Irmo side | $1,021,500 | 114 | 49 days | 47 | 4.6 months |
All data is from the Consolidated Multiple Listing Service. InfoSparks © 2026 ShowingTime. Median price, sales and days on market (listing to accepted offer) over the 12 months to September 2026; homes for sale and months of supply at the end of it. Sale prices do not account for seller concessions. Changes from a year ago are calculated by Carolina Lake Homes from these figures. Aiken County's median price is year to date, from ShowingTime's Local Market Update, and its sales count is not shown beside the 12-month ones. Medians from fewer than 30 sales are marked small; fewer than 10 are not shown. Figures change as late sales are recorded.
The town itself
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census, April 2020; Distances computed from the town's Census 2020 point, straight line. Market figures change monthly and vary sharply by neighborhood and shoreline.
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