Pritchardville, the unincorporated area on May River Road west of Old Town, is zoned for May River High. ZIP 29910's value was $523,700.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the Town of Bluffton’s GIS subdivision layer and neighborhoods list (PDF), the Beaufort County Auditor’s tax year 2026 millage card, the Beaufort County School District’s attendance zone maps, Zillow Research and OpenStreetMap.

Pritchardville is a community on May River Road (S.C. 46) west of Old Town, mapped as a hamlet in OpenStreetMap. It sits outside the town limits: the Town of Bluffton’s neighborhood list puts the subdivisions around it under “Residents of Greater Bluffton, Unincorporated Part of Beaufort County,” and its GIS map lists them under county jurisdiction. This guide covers the six mapped there between Gibbet Road and S.C. 170: Cedar Lake, Swan Lake, Thomas Lake, May River Preserve, Verdier View and Midway Farms.

What this means for you

  • Zoned high school: May River High, on the district’s zone maps.
  • Home value: $523,700 in ZIP 29910 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
  • Nearest interstate exits: I-95 Exit 8 (U.S. 278), about 13.3 miles by road, or south by way of S.C. 170 and U.S. 17, about 12.9 miles.

Part of our Bluffton neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The six subdivisions cover just under a square mile on the town’s GIS map, between Buckwalter to the east, Jones Estate and New Riverside to the west and Palmetto Bluff to the south, with May River Road, Gibbet Road and S.C. 170 at their edges, according to OpenStreetMap. All are in ZIP code 29910, and none is inside the town limits, so permits there go to Beaufort County, not the town. See our building permits and zoning guide.

Schools

Pritchardville is in the Beaufort County School District. Shares are of sample points across the six subdivisions checked against the district’s 2024-25 zone maps; ratings are South Carolina’s 2025 report card ratings, as the district announced them. Look up any school on SC School Report Cards.

Level School Share of area 2025 rating
High May River High, 601 New Riverside Road 100% Good
Middle H.E. McCracken Middle, 250 H.E. McCracken Circle 100% Average
Elementary Pritchardville Elementary, 9447 Evan Way 100% Good

Confirm with the school; more in our schools guide.

Home values and taxes

The typical home value in ZIP 29910 was $523,700 in August 2026, up 0.7% from $520,071 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price, and it covers all of ZIP 29910. The town-wide Bluffton figure was $500,379, down 0.6% on the year. More in our home prices guide.

Unincorporated Bluffton is Beaufort County tax district 600, which carries no town levy: 248 mills on property assessed at 6% and 121.9 mills on owner-occupied homes at the 4% legal residence ratio for tax year 2026, on the auditor’s millage card. The Town of Bluffton district is 284 and 157.9. Check a parcel in the auditor’s tax district locator; more in our property taxes guide.

Parks and trails

No public park is mapped inside the six subdivisions on the town’s facility layer. Nearby:

  • New River Trailhead Park, 3829 Okatie Highway, the town’s trailhead for the New River Trail, in New Riverside.
  • Buckwalter Regional Park, run by Beaufort County, with soccer fields, a skate park and a community center on Buckwalter Parkway.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

  • Interstate: I-95 Exit 8 (U.S. 278) is about 13.3 miles by road. Heading south toward Savannah, S.C. 170 and U.S. 17 reach I-95 about 12.9 miles away.
  • Old Town: about 7.6 miles to the town’s main offices at 20 Bridge St.
  • Airports: about 21 miles to Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport and 19 miles to Hilton Head Island Airport.
  • Bus: the nearest Bluffton Breeze stop is Publix New River on Route 512, according to Palmetto Breeze.

Distances are on the OpenStreetMap road network, measured with the OSRM routing engine from Cedar Lake. They are distances, not drive times. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday services

From OpenStreetMap and the town’s facility layer:

  • Publix, 2501 May River Crossing, just west
  • Beaufort County Pritchardville recycling drop-off, 270 Gibbet Road
  • Bluffton Township Fire District Station 31, 178 May River Road

How to check an address

Look up the parcel and its tax district in Beaufort County’s property search and the auditor’s tax district locator, then confirm the zoned schools with the district.

Frequently asked questions

Is Pritchardville part of the Town of Bluffton?

No. The Town of Bluffton’s subdivision map lists the Pritchardville-area neighborhoods, including Cedar Lake, Swan Lake, Thomas Lake, May River Preserve, Verdier View and Midway Farms, under county jurisdiction. They are in unincorporated Beaufort County with Bluffton mailing addresses.

What schools serve Pritchardville?

Pritchardville Elementary, H.E. McCracken Middle and May River High, for all of the neighborhoods in this guide, on the Beaufort County School District’s zone maps.

Do Pritchardville homes pay Town of Bluffton taxes?

No town levy applies outside the town limits. Unincorporated Bluffton is Beaufort County tax district 600, at 248 mills on property assessed at 6% and 121.9 mills on owner-occupied homes at 4% for tax year 2026. Check a parcel in the auditor’s district locator.

Is Pritchardville a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Pritchardville is an unincorporated area on May River Road (S.C. 46) between New Riverside and Buckwalter, about 7.6 miles by road from Old Town. It is zoned for May River High, rated Good for 2025, and the typical home value in ZIP 29910 was $523,700 in August 2026, according to Zillow.