North HartsvilleSC
3,304 people call this town in South Carolina home.
Is North Hartsville a good place to live?
What it saves you on housing, it gives back elsewhere. Walkability is its weak spot. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. At C overall, North Hartsville ranks 109th of 167 in South Carolina. Nationally, it does better than just over a quarter of U.S. towns. It lags on health as well: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 79% of the country. Its strongest is cost of living (A−) — a typical home costs about $111K, 2 years of the Florence metro’s $54K median household income. 27% of residents live below the poverty line here, above both the South Carolina town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES.
North Hartsville has shrunk 15% from 2010 to 2020
3,251 counted in 2010 and 2,775 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How North Hartsville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far North Hartsville is from typical.
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Moving to North Hartsville: who provides what
North Hartsville is unincorporated, so Darlington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Hartsville.
North Hartsville has homes that are cheap against local pay and has less tooth loss than most of South Carolina, but it has poverty well above the South Carolina rate.
For health, North Hartsville earns a C−
Its widest gap with South Carolina is tooth loss: 8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 13.9% statewide.
Among adults in North Hartsville, 31% feel lonely. Of 32 CDC measures, North Hartsville beats the South Carolina average on 1 and trails it on 7. Two figures for adults here: 17% have diabetes, 44% have high blood pressure.
| North Hartsville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 40% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | North Hartsville | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 13.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in North Hartsville work out of town
Jobs based here fell from 590 in 2013 to 355. The average commute for its 1,134 working residents takes 16.6 minutes, against 25.6 across South Carolina.
In North Hartsville, the average trip to work is 17 minutes. Since 2013, North Hartsville has lost 235 jobs, to 355 in 2023. 1.9% of North Hartsville working residents work locally. The median commute is under 16 miles.
| North Hartsville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 27% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.6% of the land in North Hartsville is protected from building
1.9 miles of trail. In North Hartsville, the concentration of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| North Hartsville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More children than South Carolina overall
27.1% of residents live below the poverty line, against 14.1% across South Carolina, which weighs on its C for jobs and income.
Children under 18 are 30% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). The share of adults 25 and older in North Hartsville who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 34%. The median age for North Hartsville comes to 37.8 years.
| North Hartsville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 23% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 17% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| North Hartsville | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.1% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.4% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.3% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
Expect mild winters and hot summers in North Hartsville
North Hartsville’s typical July afternoon high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in North Hartsville: inland flooding
Expected losses in North Hartsville break down as 39% from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes. Since 2003, North Hartsville has seen 5 flood insurance claims paid out. The FEMA hazard score here is 49 of 100.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in North Hartsville sell for about $235K
At 2 years of the Florence metro’s $54K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 93% of South Carolina towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $513, against $1,251 across South Carolina, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
78% of households live in a home they own in North Hartsville.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about North Hartsville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Hartsville
About 5 of every 100 North Hartsville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
98% of working residents leave North Hartsville for work
Where North Hartsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About North Hartsville
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
North Hartsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,251 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Hartsville Urban Cluster.
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- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 223 ft
North Hartsville’s neighbors
One town shares a border with North Hartsville.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hartsville | #109 | C | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Hartsville | #144 | D | C+ | D− | B− | D |
North Hartsville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare North Hartsville with a neighbor →
Questions about North Hartsville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Hartsville, SC a good place to live?
North Hartsville grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #109 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is North Hartsville, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $111,000, 64% below the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.