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15.21 acres of farm and timber land near Cowpens, Spartanburg County

485 Phillips Dr, Cowpens, SC · Parcel 3-04-00-032.00

County layer pulled Oct 9, 2026

  • Acres15.21
  • Land typeFarm and timber
  • ZoningZoning set by Spartanburg County; not on its zoning mapUnincorporated
  • Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazard
  • WetlandsNone mappedNational Wetlands Inventory
  • Tax value (county)$129kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price · county layer pulled October 2026
  • Last saleNo priced sale · deed Jan 1982
  • Road accessHas road accessRoads: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract), Oct 2026
  • Road frontage953 ft on Phillips Dr
  • SewerSeptic system on record
  • WaterPrivate well on record

Can I build?

  • Fronts a public road
  • Zoning not on file
  • No FEMA flood zone or wetlands mapped
  • Soils somewhat limited for septic; a septic system on record

Land facts

From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.

  • Septic (soils)Somewhat limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
  • Ground elevationAbout 843–881 ft above sea level; average slope 5.5%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026

Services and surroundings

Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.

  • USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
  • Public land nearbyLake Thicketty, 2 miState Department of Natural Resources, open to the public, 80 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right

School district and farmland

Public federal records, each with its source and date.

  • School districtSpartanburg School District 3Grades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
  • Farmland classAll areas are prime farmlandMap unit Cecil sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, about 81% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area SC083, version Sep 2026
  • Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.66 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Cecil; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
  • Land capability classClass 2e of 8: moderate limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Cecil; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
  • Cropland rent$26.50 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
  • Pasture rent$20.50 an acre a yearCounty average, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026

District details at NCES: Spartanburg School District 3

Crops and forest

Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.

  • Land cover (CDL)Grass or pasture 2025; deciduous forest 2024; grass or pasture 2021–2023No crop in these years; the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
  • Forest type (LANDFIRE)Southern Piedmont Dry Pine ForestChestnut Oak-Virginia Pine Forest and Woodland, conifer; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
  • Hydric soilsNone mappedShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)
  • CRP rental rate (county)$33 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $25): the base of a new Conservation Reserve contract's yearly rent; each field's rate follows its soils · USDA FSA, CRP 2026 county average soil rental rates

Utility service areas

Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.

  • Electric service areaInside the service area of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (approximate)Investor-owned utility · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility

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Land price (est.)No price estimate in South Carolina yetNot a Pro lock: no plan has a price for this parcel yet
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In this areaCowpensParcels and flood1.1%in a FEMA flood zone1,141parcels on the roll

Property tax

Estimated from published rates: Spartanburg County Auditor, 2026 Levy Sheet (with Town Levies 2026); Spartanburg County parcel layer · as of Oct 2026

Tax rate
416.30 mills (Spartanburg County tax district 3CPF (school, county and fire levies; tax year 2026 levy sheet), 2026)
Estimated annual tax
~$26Estimate before exemptions (the 4% home's school-operating exemption, homestead exemption, local-option sales tax credit): the Assessor's $62 assessment (4% of the $1,551 taxable value, legal residence) × 416.30 mills

Rates: the Spartanburg County Auditor, tax year 2026. The estimate is the county's taxable value times those rates, before exemptions; it is not a bill. The county treasurer's bill is the official figure.

South Carolina 2026 taxes: due by January 15, 2027.

Sources: South Carolina Code of Laws 12-45-70, 12-45-180 and 12-60-2510. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here) · Request removal

Hazards

FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025

Lightning
Relatively High
Ice storm
Relatively High
Cold wave
Relatively High
Tornado
Relatively Moderate
Riverine flooding
Relatively Moderate
Hurricane
Relatively Low
Earthquake
Relatively Low
Strong wind
Relatively Low
Winter weather
Relatively Low
Heat wave
Relatively Low
Hail
Relatively Low
Wildfire
Very Low

Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.

Recorded flood claims

OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026

Claims since 1978
Fewer than 10In this census tract

Neighborhood (Census)

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026

Median household income
$49,149± $14,387 · this block group
Median home value (owner-reported)
$162,600± $33,901 · census tract (block group sample too small)
Median rent (gross)
$788± $224 · census tract (block group sample too small)
Homes lived in by their owners
85%± 23 pts · this block group
Median year homes were built
1981± 21 yr · this block group
Average commute (one way)
20 min± 5 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
Population
1,564± 565 · this block group

Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby parcels

Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Spartanburg County, nearest first.

Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Spartanburg County: 9,833 parcel pages

About these numbersSources, county layer pulled Oct 9, 2026

Tax value

Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, not a market price. County file, October 2026.

The county's fair market value from its last countywide reassessment (every fifth year, S.C. Code 12-43-217) or from the last sale (an assessable transfer resets it), not a market estimate. Taxes are on a capped (15%) value times 4% or 6%.

Parcel outline

The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.

Source

South Carolina county GIS parcel layers (one per county), county layer pulled Oct 9, 2026.

Record

Public records can be wrong; check before you act.

Parcel: 3-04-00-032.00

Coordinates: 35.0538° N, 81.8106° W