Yemassee, South Carolina
Yemassee, South Carolina | |
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Yemassee railway station | |
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Seal | |
| Motto: "The focal point of the four counties" | |
Yemassee Location within South Carolina Yemassee Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′20″N 80°51′18″W / 32.67222°N 80.85500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| Counties | Hampton, Beaufort |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.12 sq mi (21.02 km2) |
| • Land | 8.10 sq mi (20.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,080 |
| • Density | 133.2/sq mi (51.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 29945 |
| Area codes | 843, 854 |
| FIPS code | 45-79450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406926 |
| Website | www.townofyemassee.org |
Yemassee (/ˈjɛməsiː/) is a town in Hampton and Beaufort counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 1,080 at the 2020 census. Located in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Yemassee is divided by the county line between Hampton and Beaufort counties along the roadbed of the CSX railroad. Most of the town's population lies within Hampton County.
Yemassee hosts one of the few commercial breeding facilities of non-human primates in the entire United States, Alpha Genesis, which serves as a major employer for the town. The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Auldbrass Plantation house and outbuildings lie just outside the town limits of Yemassee. The town is 44 miles (71 km) north of Savannah, Georgia, and 54 miles (87 km) west of Charleston, South Carolina.