Hilltop, South Carolina

Hilltop, South Carolina
Hilltop is located in South Carolina
Hilltop
Hilltop
Hilltop is located in the United States
Hilltop
Hilltop
Coordinates: 34°58′28″N 81°57′28″W / 34.97444°N 81.95778°W / 34.97444; -81.95778
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountySpartanburg
Area
 • Total1.82 sq mi (4.73 km2)
 • Land1.82 sq mi (4.73 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation869 ft (265 m)
Population
 • Total3,273
 • Density1,793.42/sq mi (692.49/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
29303 (Spartanburg)
Area codes864, 821
FIPS code45-33977
GNIS feature ID2812990[2]

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[2] with a population of 3,273.[4]

The CDP 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 9 miles (14 km) to Inman.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hilltop, South Carolina
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Hilltop CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.