{"id":7437,"date":"2023-08-31T22:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T22:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7437"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:16:10","slug":"saluda-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/saluda-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Saluda County, South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saluda County is a county in South Carolina, United States, on the west bank of Lake Murray in the state’s Midlands region. It had a population of 18,862 at the 2020 census and covers 452.72 square miles (1,172.5 km2) of land centred near 34\u00b001\u2032N 81\u00b044\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Saluda is the county seat, and its postal code is 29138. The county has five incorporated towns, several unincorporated communities, and lies in the Eastern time zone. Two of its towns straddle a county line and are counted mostly in neighboring counties.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Saluda County<\/h2>\n

Saluda County has five incorporated towns and a handful of unincorporated crossroads communities. Two of the towns — Batesburg-Leesville and Monetta — sit mostly across the county line in Lexington and Aiken counties, so only a share of each town’s population is inside Saluda County. South Carolina has no civil townships, so no township column applies.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Saluda<\/td>\nTown · seat<\/td>\n3,122<\/td>\n29138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ridge Spring<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n579<\/td>\n29129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ward<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n119<\/td>\n29166<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Batesburg-Leesville<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n29006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monetta<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n29105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Willing<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n29138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chappells<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Limp<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Creek<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delmar<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denny<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emory<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fruit Hill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Good Hope<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hickory Grove<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richland<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Batesburg-Leesville’s population and municipal government are seated across the line in Lexington County, so its total town figure is not counted as a Saluda County statistic here. The same applies to Monetta, whose town hall and majority population are in Aiken County. Both are still served locally by their Saluda County precincts and businesses.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n