Beacon Point
Beacon Point
An exclusive gated enclave near the Lake Murray dam known for deep-water docks and some of the area's highest-value lake homes.
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Location
Beacon Point is located in Lexington County, South Carolina, along the Near Dreher Shoals Dam. The neighborhood sits at approximately 34.093N, 81.205W, within the town of Irmo's school and postal service area (ZIP 29063). Irmo's town center and Town Hall on Woodrow Street are a short drive away via the local arterial network, and the community is within the Lexington-Richland School District Five attendance zone. Residents typically reach the I-26 corridor at the Harbison Boulevard or St. Andrews Road interchanges, putting downtown Columbia roughly 15-20 minutes east and Lexington Medical Center's main campus in West Columbia within a comparable drive.
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Beacon Point is characterized as a luxury lakefront community; An exclusive gated enclave near the Lake Murray dam known for deep-water docks and some of the area's highest-value lake homes. Small, exclusive gated community of custom lake homes near the Dreher Shoals Dam, featuring deep-water private docks and premium lakefront lots. Homes in the neighborhood carry a median value near $650,000, reflecting the mix of housing stock typical of the Irmo/Lake Murray corridor. Notable features residents point to include: Exclusive gated luxury enclave, Deep-water private docks, Near-dam lake frontage.
History
Beacon Point was developed beginning in 1998, part of the broader wave of residential growth that followed Lake Murray's mid-20th-century establishment as a recreational destination and Irmo's emergence as a Columbia-area suburb along the I-26 corridor. The community has grown alongside the Lexington-Richland School District Five system, which continues to add capacity to serve the Irmo, Dutch Fork, and Chapin attendance areas.
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Nearby Retail & Dining
- Harbison Boulevard retail corridor — Shopping, dining, and Columbiana Centre mall (5-8 mi)
Healthcare & Essentials
- Lexington Medical Center — Irmo Medical Park Medical park (3-6 mi)
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