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Salem
South Carolinatown
Salem
Total population
177
Median home value
$167,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$62,143
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Salem is a U.S. town in Oconee County, South Carolina. The population was 120 at the 2020 United States census.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Salem lies in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along South Carolina Highway 130, just south of its junction with South Carolina Highway 11. Lake Keowee and Keowee-Toxaway State Park lie just to the east, and Lake Jocassee and Devils Fork State Park lie to the northeast. The North Carolina-South Carolina border passes several miles north of Salem. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km), all of it land.
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
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Current forecast
Forecast for Salem, SC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
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) · Aves2,610
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves2,488
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,373
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves2,248
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves2,127
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,922
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,770
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,695
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.65 — 2026-03-2410 km SSW of Dillsboro, North Carolina
- M 2.73 — 2025-08-147 km N of Columbus, North Carolina
- M 2.51 — 2023-11-047 km WSW of Bryson City, North Carolina
- M 3.24 — 2023-06-044 km NNW of West Canton, North Carolina
- M 2.76 — 2023-05-234 km N of West Canton, North 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
Nearby places in South Carolina
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 Salem
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library