Yemassee, South Carolina

Yemassee, South Carolina
Town
Seal
Motto:  "The focal point of the four counties"
Location of Yemassee, South Carolina
Coordinates: 32°42′N 80°51′W / 32.700°N 80.850°W / 32.700; -80.850
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Counties	Hampton, Beaufort
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Mayor	Colin J Moore
• Town Council	Members David Paul Murray Peggy Bing-O’Banner Stacy Pinckney Alfred Washington
Area [1]
• Total	8.12 sq mi (21.02 km2)
• Land	8.11 sq mi (20.99 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	43 ft (13 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,080
• Density	133.23/sq mi (51.44/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	29945
Area code(s)	843, 854
FIPS code	45-79450[3]
GNIS feature ID	1227730[4]
Website	www.townofyemassee.org

Yemassee (/ˈjɛməsiː/) is a small Lowcountry town in Beaufort and Hampton counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 1,027 at the 2010 census.^[5] Yemassee is near the borders of Colleton and Jasper counties. The town is divided by the county line between Beaufort and Hampton counties, which follows the roadbed of the CSX railroad. Most of the town's population presently lies within Hampton County (as of 2019). As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Beaufort County portion of Yemassee is included within the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Yemassee hosts one of the few commercial breeding facilities of non-human primates in the entire United States, Alpha Genesis, Inc., which serves as a major employer for the town. Also, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Auldbrass Plantation house and outbuildings lie just outside the town limits of Yemassee.