Harleyville, South Carolina

About Harleyville

Harleyville, SC is a tiny community located in southern South Carolina with an estimated population of 740.

Harleyville holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.06 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 698 residents per square mile.

📰 Harleyville News Today

• Investigation underway after armed robbery reported at Harleyville Gas Station WCIV · Jul 27
• Jewel Ann Utsey Obituary Jun 14, 2026 Evans Funeral Service & Crematory · Jun 14
• Doris Griffith Obituary (1939 - 2026) - Harleyville Post and Courier · Jul 5
• Dorchester County deputies conducting death investigation in Harleyville Live 5 News · Jan 31
• SC leaders celebrate new state migratory bird southcarolinapublicradio.org · Apr 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Harleyville Unique

• The only place in America named Harleyville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Harleyville

• Audubon Beidler Forest Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Harleyville

• Dorchester Career and Technology Center
• Harleyville Elementary
• Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle
• Woodland High

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

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🗺️ Map of Harleyville

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