Hilltop, South Carolina

Coordinates: 34°58′28″N 81°57′28″W / 34.97444°N 81.95778°W / 34.97444; -81.95778
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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 code864
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.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20203,273
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020[6][3]

2020 census[edit]

Hilltop CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[6] % 2020
White alone (NH) 1,195 36.51%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1,307 39.93%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 8 0.24%
Asian alone (NH) 127 3.88%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 0.03%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 7 0.21%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 93 2.84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 535 16.35%
Total 3,273 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Hilltop CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hilltop CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.