| Official Name: | Browntown, South Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | South Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Browntown |
| Coordinates: | 34.2031°N -80.3164°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lee |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.46 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.46 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.37 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.37 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 32.36 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 260 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 29010 (Bishopville) |
| Area Code: | 803/839 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-09782 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2807066 |
| Population Total: | 206 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 83.81 |
Browntown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population as of 2020 was 206.[2]
The CDP is in northwestern Lee County, 4miles west of Bishopville, the county seat. Interstate 20 forms the southern edge of the CDP, with the closest access being from Exit 116 (U.S. Route 15), 3miles to the east. The southwest edge of the CDP is Scape Ore Swamp, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Black River and part of the Winyah Bay watershed.
| White alone (NH) | 22 | 10.68% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 174 | 84.47% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0.49% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 7 | 3.40% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 0.97% | |
| Total | 206 | 100.00% |