Olanta, South Carolina

About Olanta

Olanta is a tiny community in eastern South Carolina, home to 550 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Olanta holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.01 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 545 residents per square mile.

📰 Olanta News Today

• Donnie Rhodes Weaver Obituary (2026) - Olanta, SC - Floyd Funeral Home, Inc. - Olanta Legacy | Obituary · Oct 6
• Olanta, SC Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 2
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Woods Bay State Park, Olanta, South Carolina The Weather Channel · Sep 25
• Obituary | Veronica Elaine Brand of Kingstree, South Carolina Henryhand Funeral Home · Jul 25
• Vehicle crashes into Olanta Creative Arts and Magnet School, causing structural damage WPDE · Mar 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest South Carolina headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Olanta Unique

• The only place in America named Olanta — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern 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 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Olanta

• B-C Grill
• China One — chinese
• Country Cousins B-B-Q — barbecue
• Lula's Place

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏫 Schools in Olanta

• Olanta Elementary

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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