Lobeco (pronounced luh-BEE-co) is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) located in
Beaufort County,
South Carolina
South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
, United States. According to the
2020 census, the population was 292.
Situated about 10 miles (12 km) north of Beaufort, it is a predominantly agricultural area that has retained its rural character. A small community area consisting of a library, post office, and produce market serve as an anchor for the surrounding community. It is served by
U.S. Highway 21. Nearby communities include
Dale,
Seabrook, and
Sheldon. Its zipcode is: 29931.
The community name comes from an acronym of Long, Bellamy, and Company.
Lobeco has a
public library
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil servic ...
, a branch of the Beaufort County Library.
Demographics
2020 census
Notes
Unincorporated communities in Beaufort County, South Carolina
Hilton Head Island–Beaufort micropolitan area
Unincorporated communities in South Carolina
Census-designated places in Beaufort County, South Carolina
Census-designated places in South Carolina
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