South UnionSC
A town of 447.
Is South Union a good place to live?
4.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in South Union, below both the South Carolina town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). South Union has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
447 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to South Union: who provides what
South Union is unincorporated, so Oconee 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 South Union.
South Union has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Among residents in South Union, 11% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Walhalla (8%), Greenville (8%) and Clemson (4%). The median commute is under 21 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in South Union is cold waves, at a low overall level
South Union’s FEMA hazard score is 36 of 100. Expected losses in South Union break down as 52% from cold waves and 27% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy South Union is
The town beats the South Carolina average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of adults report frequent mental distress in South Union, against 18% in South Carolina’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. For adults locally, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 27%.
| South Union | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 23% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | South Union | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.2% | 13.3% |
| More adults with depression | 26.5% | 22.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Memorial Stadium, Clemson and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Union. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium, Clemson
19 mi MountainCurrahee Mountain
13 mi LakeLake Hartwell
19 mi LakeLake Keowee
29 mi LakeLake Jocassee22 mi WaterfallTallulah GorgePhoto credits
Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain
Everything we know about South Union
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of South Union
About 0 of every 100 South Union residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
100% of working residents leave South Union for work
Where South Union’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About South Union
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
South Union is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 341. The CDP is in southern Oconee County, bordered to the southwest by the Chickasaw Point CDP. South Carolina Highway 11, the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, runs through South Union, leading south 5 miles (8 km) to South Carolina Exit 1 on Interstate 85. To the north the highway provides access to Westminster, 9 miles (14 km) to the northwest, and Seneca, 14 miles (23 km) to the northeast. South Carolina Highway 182 runs through the east side of South Union, leading southeast 5 miles (8 …
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- Elevation
- 902 ft
Questions about South Union
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Union, SC a good place to live?
South Union has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.