Area Code: 843

Public Safety:

Emergency - 911
Bluffton City Police Dept.: 706-4550
Beaufort County Sheriff: 757-3499
State Highway Patrol: 524-0163
Beaufort County Victim Assistance: 470-3717
Bluffton Fire & Rescue: 757-3100

Government Numbers:

Beaufort County Courthouse: 525-7300
Beaufort County Dept. of Social Services: 842-4246
Beaufort County Health Dept.: 525-7603
Beaufort County Tax Assessor: 470-2513
South Carolina Dept. of Revenue: 803-898-5709

Property Tax:

Residential property tax that is the owner's principal residence is assessed at 4% of its appraised value, providing proper applications have been made. All other residential and commercial property is assessed at 6%.

Schools:

Beaufort Count School Board: 322-2300
Bluffton Elementary: 706-8300
M.C. Riley Elementary: 706-8300
Okatie Elementary: 322-7700
H.E. McCracken Middle School: 706-7800
Bluffton High School: 708-8800

Public Works:

Beaufort County Dept. of Public Works: 525-7054
Beaufort County Recycling: 846-3918
Beaufort County Dept. of Motor Vehicles: 815-6981

Utilities:

Natural Gas:
South Carolina Electric & Gas: 815-2036
Electricity:
Palmetto Electric: 681-5551
South Carolina Electric & Gas: 815-2036
Water and Sewage:
Beaufort/Jasper Water & Sewage: 987-9200
Telephone, Cable & DSL lines:
Hargray Communications: 686-5000

Bluffton Chamber of Commerce: 785-3673
Heyward House Welcome Center: 757-6293