Hartsville, South Carolina

Hartsville, South Carolina
Downtown Hartsville, SC
Downtown Hartsville, SC
Official seal of Hartsville, South Carolina
Official logo of Hartsville, South Carolina
Motto: 
"A small town with a big heart"[1]
Location of Hartsville, South Carolina
Location of Hartsville, South Carolina
Coordinates: 34°22′10″N 80°4′51″W / 34.36944°N 80.08083°W / 34.36944; -80.08083
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyDarlington
Town of HartsvilleDecember 11, 1891
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
 • MayorCasey Hancock
Area
 • Total5.99 sq mi (15.51 km2)
 • Land5.98 sq mi (15.49 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
217 ft (66 m)
Population
 • Total7,446
 • Density1,244.94/sq mi (480.71/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
29550, 29551
Area code(s)843, 854
FIPS code45-32560[4]
GNIS feature ID1231367[5]
Websitewww.hartsvillesc.gov

Hartsville is the largest city in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. It was chartered on December 11, 1891. The population was 7,764 at the 2010 census.[6] Hartsville was chosen as an All-America City in 1996 and again in 2016. Hartsville has also been a National Arbor Day Foundation Tree City since 1986.

Hartsville is home of Coker University and a branch of Florence–Darlington Technical College. It is also the home of the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, a public boarding high school.

The city is served by the Hartsville Regional Airport.

Hartsville is home to several major corporations including Sonoco Products Company, Duke Energy's H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station, Novolex, and Stingray Boats.

  1. ^ Hartsville official website. Hartsvillesc.gov (April 15, 2016). Retrieved on 2016-04-29.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hartsville city, South Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2016.