Colleton County reports about 36 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. Whether you're experiencing symptoms or just want peace of mind, Jacksonboro, South Carolina residents have choices depending on their preference for immediacy or flexibility. Some clinics allow you to walk in for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits can match your schedule. See the list below for your options.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Jacksonboro, SC. The nearest, South Carolina Department of Public Health, is about 13.5 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
South Carolina Department of Health's Walterboro clinic brings a public health department's full infrastructure to STI care: appointments required, sliding-scale fees, same-visit bacterial treatment, and the standard panel including HIV and hepatitis C, all at no cost to patients.
Whether paying cash, between insurance plans, or without a regular provider, the South Carolina Department of Public Health in Walterboro charges nothing. Not for the visit, not for testing, not for treatment. That zero-cost structure holds across the entire menu of services, not just the HIV test.
Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, DoxyPEP, is available directly through the Walterboro clinic, meaning the prescription and the medication come from the same appointment rather than requiring a separate pharmacy trip or specialist visit.
Skipping herpes or hepatitis C from a standard panel means a gap that can go unaddressed for months, a second provider, a second appointment, more cost. The South Carolina Department of Public Health in Walterboro tests for both alongside chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV, closing that gap at a single visit.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net federally qualified health center about 14 miles from Jacksonboro. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Fetter Health Care Network in Hollywood covers the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis A, B, and C, herpes, and HIV) treating bacterial infections the same visit and pricing everything on a sliding scale, with appointments required and staff fluent in ASL, Chinese, French, and Haitian Creole.
Fetter carries direct clinical fluency in American Sign Language, Chinese, French, and Haitian Creole (alongside Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Tagalog interpretation) so a Deaf patient or a Haitian Creole speaker works through a provider, not a relay, when describing symptoms, discussing risk, or weighing prevention options.
Fetter prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, including a dedicated PrEP program for uninsured patients: meaning the medication, the required HIV and renal monitoring, and ongoing adherence counseling stay with one provider rather than splitting across separate prescribers.
Without on-site hepatitis C treatment, a positive antibody result typically triggers a gastroenterology or infectious-disease referral that can stretch into months. A gap where active infection continues. Fetter carries treatment through to cure, so a reactive hep C test doesn't stall at the diagnosis.
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American Sign Language, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is about 14 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Jacksonboro, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome (opens in a new tab) program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
$79 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Colleton County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
830 Robertson Boulevard, Walterboro, SC 29488
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
501 Robertson Boulevard, Walterboro, SC 29488
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Jacksonboro. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 455 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Jacksonboro. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 132 offer telehealth.
Dennis Besong, MD
Family medicine · 5225 Hwy 165, Hollywood
Robert Thomas, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 300 Ruby Street, Walterboro
Jeffrey Kramer, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 873 Robertson Boulevard, Walterboro
Todd Allen, MD
OB-GYN · 302 Medical Park Drive, Walterboro
Vipul Bodar, MD
Internal medicine · 302 Medical Park Drive, Walterboro
Waseem Ghannam, MD
Family medicine · 501 Robertson Boulevard, Walterboro
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
No pharmacy near Jacksonboro, SC publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
Tracys Pharmacy
13 miHiotts Pharmacy
14 miDelta Pharmacy & Medical Supply
14 miPiggly Wiggly Pharmacy
14 mi
15 mi 
15 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Jacksonboro, SC.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Jacksonboro, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
How reported STI rates in Colleton County, the county that includes Jacksonboro, compare with South Carolina and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~24% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#24 of 46 South Carolina counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 48% of the state
| Infection | Colleton County | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 586.5 228 cases ▼ 4% | 612.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 236.7 92 cases ▲ 6% | 222.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 36 14 cases ▲ 108% | 17.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 18 7 cases ▼ 4% | 18.8 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 18 7 cases ▲ 54% | 11.7 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Colleton County, chlamydia has fallen from 658 to 586.5 per 100,000 (11%), gonorrhea has fallen from 329 to 236.7 per 100,000 (28%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.2 to 36 per 100,000 (592%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Colleton County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: South Carolina is one of the U.S. jurisdictions prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Colleton County HIV care continuum (2020)
Colleton County recorded 21.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 18.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Colleton County residents living with HIV, 87.1% are in care · 50.7% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Colleton County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
US 17 cuts through Jacksonboro as both Ace Basin Parkway and Savannah Highway, and for the young adults settling into relationships and careers along that corridor, the town's character is quietly distinct: nearly everyone here owns their home rather than rents, households run close to three people, and a substantial share of working-age residents aren't currently employed. That economic reality (no households clearing six figures, and unemployment that touches roughly one in four) means that when screening costs money or requires burning through a weekday morning, the math can work against following through. Colleton County's STI picture underscores why that follow-through matters.
The stretch of people in their late teens and twenties, that window of forming new partnerships and first long-term commitments, is the period when infections spread most readily and go most undetected, often because life logistics get in the way before symptoms do. With most adults here not in the labor force at all, appointment windows aren't the barrier; cost and distance are. And distance is real.
Getting there
At 4.78/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Jacksonboro generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 29474 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 29474 area around Jacksonboro: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Jacksonboro alone.
Jacksonboro sits in Colleton County, ZIP 29474. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Jacksonboro? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Colleton County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under South Carolina law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
| Group | Tests | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone aged 13–64 | HIV | At least once |
| Sexually active women under 25 | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Women 25+ with new or multiple partners | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Pregnant people | HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia | Early in pregnancy |
| Gay & bisexual men (MSM) | Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV | Every 3–6 months |
| Anyone who shares injection equipment | HIV, hepatitis B & C | At least yearly |
| All adults at least once | Hepatitis C | At least once |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Jacksonboro-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Jacksonboro often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
| Test | Reference price | CPT / HCPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87491 |
| Gonorrhea (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87591 |
| Trichomoniasis (NAAT) | $47.76 | 87661 |
| HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody | $26.87 | 87389 |
| HIV-1/2 antibody | $22.44 | 86703 |
| Syphilis (RPR/VDRL) | $5.61 | 86592 |
| Syphilis (treponemal antibody) | $17.49 | 86780 |
| Herpes (HSV NAAT) | $47.76 | 87529 |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen | $15.33 | 87340 |
| Hepatitis C antibody | $29.16 | 86803 |
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Two things that actually depend on South Carolina law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
In South Carolina, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
South Carolina permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in South CarolinaSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
South Carolina Department of Public Health, about 13.5 mi away, with 7 options within 30 miles.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
South Carolina Department of Public Health, about 13.5 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Colleton County reported ~587 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the South Carolina average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In South Carolina, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
At-home kits mail to 29474: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Yes, the HPV vaccine prevents the types most linked to cancer and genital warts; it's recommended through age 26 (and some adults to 45).
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