Relocating
Welcome home to Chester County, South Carolina!
We’re excited to share our Welcome Home Guide for Chester County—a must-have resource for anyone new to the area! This guide is packed with everything you need to settle in smoothly and start exploring your new community. Inside, you’ll find tips on local services, favorite landmarks, and much more to help you make Chester County feel like home in no time.
With this guide in hand, you’ll have all the insider knowledge to dive right into the unique opportunities and friendly atmosphere that make our community so special. Welcome to Chester County!
To access the guide, click the link to the right.
Quick Guide
For easy reference, please see the list below of phone numbers for medical services, chemical services, Chester County offices, fire services, law enforcement, libraries, magistrates, municipal offices, post offices, recreation, schools, & utilities. The Chamber would like to extend a huge thank you to the Chester News & Reporter for this list of resources within Chester County!
- Chester County Natural Gas Authority - (803) 385-3157
- Chester Metropolitan District/ Chester Sewer District - (803) 385-5123
- Chester News & Reporter - (803) 385-3177
- Duke Energy - (800) 777-9898
- TruVista Communications (telephone/internet provider) - (803) 385-2191
- Ambulance/ Hospital
- MUSC Chester Medical Center - (803) 581-3151
- Non-Emergency - (803) 377-1132
Chemical Services
- National Response Center (NRC) for Oil & Chemical Spills - (800) 424-8802
- Poison Control Center - (800) 222-1222
Chester County Offices
- County Supervisor - (803) 385-5133
- Animal Shelter - (803) 385-6341
- Auditor - (803) 385-2607
- Building & Zoning - (803) 581-0942
- Clerk of Court - (803) 385-2605
- Coroner (Night) - (803) 385-2652
- Recycling Coordinator - (803) 581-4831
- Tax Assessor - (803) 377-4177
- Tax Collector - (803) 385-2623
- Treasurer - (803) 385-2608
Fire Services
- Emergency Management Agency - (803) 377-4632
- Burning Permit - (803) 986-3595
- Fire Service - (803) 581-1441
- Forest Fires - (800) 688-3823
- Non-Emergency (Chester) - (803) 385-2123
- Non-Emergency (Great Falls) - (803) 482-2122
- Rural Fire Coordinator - (803) 581-1441
Law Enforcement
- Chester County Sheriff - (803) 581-5131
- City of Chester Police - (803) 581-2132
- Town of Fort Lawn Police - (803) 872-4995
- Town of Great Falls Police - (803) 482-2144
- S.C. Highway Patrol - (803) 385-3107
- FBI (Columbia) - (803) 551-4200
- FBI (Rock Hill) - (803) 327-1151
Libraries
- Chester County Library - (803) 377-8145
- Great Falls Branch - (803) 482-2149
- Lewisville Branch - (803) 789-7800
Magistrates
- Baton Rouge Community - (803) 581-6506
- City of Chester - (803) 581-5136
- City of Great Falls - (803) 482-2132
- Lewisville Community - (803) 789-5010
- Rossville Community - (803) 482-2132
Municipal Offices
- Chester County Courthouse - (803) 385-5133
- Chester City Hall - (803) 581-2123
- Fort Lawn Town Hall - (803) 872-4724
- Great Falls Town Hall - (803) 482-2055
- Richburg Town Hall - (803) 789-5484
Post Offices
- Blackstock - (803) 581-1551
- Chester - (803) 377-8184
- Edgemoor - (803) 789-5005
- Fort Lawn - (803) 872-4472
- Great Falls - (803) 482-2186
- Richburg - (803) 890-5102
Recreation
- City of Chester Parks & Recreation - (803) 581-7429
- Chester County Parks, Recreation & Tourism - (803) 581-1509
- Chester Golf Club - (803) 581-5733
- Republic Golf Course - (803) 482-3300
Schools
- Chester County School District Office - (803) 385-6122
- Chester Park Elementary - (803) 581-7275
- Great Falls Elementary - (803) 482-2214
- Lewisville Elementary - (803) 789-5164
- Chester Middle School - (803) 377-8192
- Great Falls Middle School - (803) 482-2220
- Lewisville Middle School - (803) 789-5858
- Chester County Career Center - (803) 377-1991
- Chester High School - (803) 377-3161
- Great Falls High School - (803) 428-2210
- Lewisville High School - (803) 789-5131
Elected Officials
Senate:
Tim Scott
167 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510, (202) 224-6121.Lindsey Graham
290 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510, (202) 224-5972.
House of Representatives:
Ralph Norman
2350 Rayburn HOB, Washington, DC 20515, (202) 225-5501.
454 South Anderson Road, Suite 302 B, PO Box 507
Rock Hill, SC 29730 (803) 327-1114.
State Legislature
Our county has a local delegation office and is managed by Wanda Thompson, Legislative Coordinator
Chester County Legislative Delegation
104 McAliley Street / P. O. Box 580 Chester, SC 29706
Office (803) 581-0233 | CC.Delegation@chestercounty.org
Senate:
House of Representatives:
- District 29: Dennis C. Moss
- District 41: Annie McDaniel
- District 43: Randy Ligon
County Council
Council Members — Chester County South Carolina
District One:
John Agee
jagee@chestercountysc.gov
PO Box 9
Richburg, SC 29729
Work: (803) 235-1332
Term Expires: December 2026
District Two:
Michael Vaughn
mvaughn@ChesterCounty.org
115 Chester Ave
Great Falls, South Carolina 29055
803-899-2206
District Three:
Joe Branham, Vice Chairman
729 Cornwell Road
Chester, SC 29706
Home: (803) 581-1183
Cell: (803) 385-8007
Branhamjoe@truvista.net
District Four:
Peter B. Wilson
2547 Lowrys Hwy
Chester, SC 29706
Cell: (803) 385-7695
District Five:
Corey Guy
cguy@chestercountysc.gov
314 Center Street
Chester, SC 29706
Home: (803) 899-1408
District Six:
- William Budda Killian
110 Walker Street
Chester, SC 29706
Cell: (803) 899-0748
At Large:
- Erin Mosley
emosley@chestercountysc.gov
2832 E. Pinewood Road
Chester, SC 29706
803-899-4119
County Administrator
Brian Hester
P. O. Box 580
Chester, SC 29706
Office: (803) 385-5133
bhester@chestercountysc.gov
Clerk to Council
Kristie Donaldson
P.O. Box 580
Chester, SC 29706
Office: (803) 377-7852
kdonaldson@chestercountysc.gov