Town guide

Gantt, South Carolina

Gantt is a community in Greenville County, South Carolina, home to about 15,401 people across 9.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29605 and 29673.

Homes sold for a median of $173 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population15,4011,573 per sq mi
Median home value$184,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$173Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking11%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Gantt

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Gantt

Distances

Nearest major airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)88 miles away
Closer regional airportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Charlotte, NC94 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA538 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Gantt; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Gantt

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Gantt had 15,006 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 43rd largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.

Greenville County grew from 53,490 residents in 1900 to 525,534 in 2020.

Gantt population by census2000: 13,962, 2010: 14,229, 2020: 15,00613,962200014,229201015,0062020

Greenville County, 1900–2020

Greenville County population, 1900 to 20201900: 53,490, 1910: 68,377, 1920: 88,498, 1930: 117,009, 1940: 136,580, 1950: 168,152, 1960: 209,776, 1970: 240,546, 1980: 287,913, 1990: 320,167, 2000: 379,616, 2010: 451,225, 2020: 525,53453K’00’1088K’20’30137K’40’50210K’60’70288K’80’90380K’00’10526K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 50.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GanttJan: high 52°F, low 30°F, 4.4 in; Feb: high 56°F, low 33°F, 3.5 in; Mar: high 64°F, low 39°F, 4.3 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 47°F, 4.2 in; May: high 78°F, low 56°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 65°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 68°F, 4.6 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 68°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 62°F, 4 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 50°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 61°F, low 39°F, 4 in; Dec: high 54°F, low 33°F, 5.1 in52°30°Jan4.456°33°Feb3.564°39°Mar4.372°47°Apr4.278°56°May3.884°65°Jun4.487°68°Jul4.686°68°Aug4.480°62°Sep4.070°50°Oct3.961°39°Nov4.054°33°Dec5.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenville, SC weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Greenville County

266,065 jobs at 15,493 businesses in Greenville County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Greenville CountyHealth care and social assistance: 33,682 jobs; Manufacturing: 31,926 jobs; Retail trade: 30,103 jobs; Administrative and support: 28,004 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 27,888 jobs; Professional services: 22,211 jobs; Wholesale trade: 13,771 jobs; Finance and insurance: 12,520 jobsHealth care and social assistance 13% Manufacturing 12% Retail trade 11% Administrative and support 11% Hotels and restaurants 11% Professional services 8% Wholesale trade 5% Finance and insurance 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

2,594 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gantt’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenChildren’s hospital · no emergency room · Greenville2.5 miles
  • Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Greenville2.8 miles
  • St. Francis-DowntownGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Greenville4.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors351
Specialist doctors1,242
Dentists47
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants561
Mental health providers198
Physical and occupational therapists155
Optometrists16
Chiropractors24
Pharmacies33

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Gantt

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Lakeside Park · 83 acres1.1 mi
  • Mt Plesant Community Center · 5 acres1.2 mi

Grocery stores

  • ALDI2.4 mi
  • Food Lion2.6 mi
  • Harris Teeter3.2 mi
  • ALDI3.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pickwick Pharmacy2.6 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.8 mi
  • Rite Aid2.8 mi
  • Walgreens3.1 mi

Libraries

  • Augusta Road - Ramsey Family Branch2.5 mi
  • Anderson Road Branch2.8 mi
  • Powdersville Branch Library4.3 mi
  • W. Jack Greer Mauldin Library Branch4.9 mi
  • Greenville County Library5.2 mi

Museums

  • Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Baseball Library4.1 mi
  • Museum and Library of Confederate History4.9 mi
  • The Children's Museum of the Upstate5.2 mi
  • Sigal Music Museum5.2 mi
  • The Greenville County Museum of Art5.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Leaf Institute of Art and Vocation3.1 mi
  • YMCA Spirit Center4.2 mi
  • South Carolina Children's Theatre4.2 mi
  • The Warehouse Theatre4.3 mi
  • Shakespeare in the Park4.3 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Gantt

Public schools here are run by Greenville 01, Anderson 01. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (16)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Blythe AcademyGreenvillePre-K–5866Public2.6 mi
Greenview Child Development CenterGreenvillePre-K444Public1.8 mi
Robert E. Cashion ElementaryGreenvillePre-K–5964Public4.4 mi
Spearman ElementaryPiedmontPre-K–5804Public10.3 mi
Thomas E. Kerns ElementaryGreenvillePre-K–5522Public0.9 mi
Wren ElementaryPiedmontPre-K–5646Public8.7 mi
Augusta Circle ElementaryGreenvilleK–5602Public2.9 mi
Grove ElementaryPiedmontK–5622Public1.6 mi
Sue Cleveland ElementaryPiedmontK–5544Public6.2 mi
Hughes Academy of Science and TechnologyGreenville6–8999Public2.2 mi
Woodmont MiddlePiedmont6–8904Public6.1 mi
Wren MiddlePiedmont6–8910Public8.5 mi
Donaldson Career CenterGreenville9–12—Career and Technical2.2 mi
Southside HighGreenville9–121,075Public1.1 mi
Woodmont HighPiedmont9–122,151Public7.1 mi
Wren HighPiedmont9–121,252Public8.6 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic SchoolGreenvillePre-K–12288Roman Catholic2.2 mi
Westminster Weekday SchoolGreenvillePre-K–K10Presbyterian3.0 mi
Best Skills AcademyGreenville6–86Christian (no specific denomination)3.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Greenville, Piedmont, Dunean, Golden Grove, Powdersville, Mauldin and Conestee.

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