Pinewood is a town located on South Carolina Highway 261 at the southern entrance to the High Hills of Santee in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States.

It is included in the Sumter, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Millford Plantation, Pinewood Depot, and St. Mark's Episcopal Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the town was 43.14% White, 56.43% African American, 0.22% Asian, and 0.22% from two or more races.