Cheraw, South Carolina

About Cheraw

Cheraw is a small town in northeastern South Carolina, home to 4,946 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Cheraw is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 5.96 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 830 residents per square mile.

📰 Cheraw News Today

• Bernice Baskin Obituary | Grooms Funeral Home and Memorial Chapel | Cheraw, SC Tribute Archive · Aug 18
• Human remains found in South Carolina identified as missing Cheraw woman WCNC · Aug 18
• Harbor Freight Announces New Store Coming to Cheraw, SC Harbor Freight Newsroom · Feb 18
• 10 Offbeat South Carolina Towns To Visit In 2026 worldatlas.com · Jun 24
• 4th teen arrested after 20-year-old killed in Chesterfield County shootout WBTV · May 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cheraw Unique

• Positioned in northeastern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Carolina — one of 475 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cheraw

• Pizza Hut — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cheraw Lyceum Museum · Museum
• Old St. David's Episcopal Church

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cheraw

• Caston Park reviews ★
• Cheraw Historic District reviews ★
• Dizzy Gillespie Park reviews ★
• Riverside Park reviews ★
• Southside Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cheraw

• Cheraw High
• Cheraw Intermediate
• Cheraw Primary
• Long Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Mcleod Health Cheraw ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cheraw

🏘️ Nearby Communities