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Hilltop
South CarolinaCDP
Total population
2,950
Median home value
$125,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$37,444
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Hilltop is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to the city of Spartanburg in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 3,273.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Hilltop is in central Spartanburg County and is bordered to the southeast by the city of Spartanburg. Interstate 585 forms the northeast border of the CDP, Interstate 85 Business is the northwest border, and the southwest border is a branch of the Norfolk Southern Railway. The CDP of Southern Shops is to the northwest, across I-85 Business, and Saxon is to the southwest, across the railroad. South Carolina Highway 56 (Asheville Highway) is the main road through Hilltop, leading southeast into Spartanburg and northwest to Inman.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Hilltop, SC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,394
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves4,077
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4,050
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves3,927
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,569
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,293
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,235
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves3,148
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Dorman HighHigh · Roebuck · 3,808 students · 18.1:1 ratio
- Boiling Springs HighHigh · Boiling Springs · 2,671 students · 19.9:1 ratio
- Spartanburg HighHigh · Spartanburg · 2,056 students · 15.5:1 ratio
- High Point AcademyOther · Spartanburg · 1,251 students · 13.3:1 ratio
- Boiling Springs MiddleMiddle · Inman · 1,068 students · 17:1 ratio
- Fairforest MiddleMiddle · Spartanburg · 1,054 students · 14.8:1 ratio
- Rainbow Lake MiddleMiddle · Chesnee · 1,009 students · 15.8:1 ratio
- McCracken MiddleMiddle · Spartanburg · 926 students · 13:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.54 — 2025-08-234 km NNW of Coronaca, South Carolina
- M 3.04 — 2025-08-233 km N of Coronaca, South Carolina
- M 2.88 — 2025-08-233 km NNW of Coronaca, South Carolina
- M 2.73 — 2025-08-147 km N of Columbus, North Carolina
- M 2.53 — 2024-10-133 km NNW of Coronaca, South Carolina
- M 2.69 — 2022-12-080 km S of Laurel Park, North Carolina
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in South Carolina
- Fairforest3.9 mi away
- Boiling Springs4.9 mi away
- Converse6.7 mi away
- Camp Croft7.1 mi away · pop. 1,586
- Clifton7.9 mi away · pop. 792
- Inman Mills9.3 mi away
- Gramling12.2 mi away
- Campobello15 mi away
- Greer15.7 mi away · pop. 41,536
- Five Forks18.9 mi away · pop. 18,656
- East Gaffney20.4 mi away
- Tigerville24.1 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Hilltop
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 222 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-22 06:15 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET