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South Carolina

11 adopted codes · 50 cities tracked

Complete GuideSouth Carolina Building CodeEdition 2021Effective: 2023-01-01

State Building Authority

South Carolina Building Codes Council

Adopted Codes & Standards

IBC

statewide

2021

IRC

statewide

2021

IFC

statewide

2021

IPC

statewide

2021

IMC

statewide

2021

IFGC

statewide

2021

IECC

statewide

2009

IEBC

statewide

2021

NEC

statewide

2020

Mandatory Codes (2)

IRC2021

International Residential Code

ICC·Residential

IRC 2021 adopted statewide

NFPA 702020

National Electrical Code

NFPA·Electrical

NEC 2020 adopted statewide

Important Notes

South Carolina has adopted an older version of the IECC (2009). The Charleston area is in Seismic Design Category D.