Great Falls is a town in Chester County, South Carolina, home to about 1,690 people across 4.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 29055.
Homes sold for a median of $132 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Great Falls. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)44 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC44 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA492 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Great Falls; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Great Falls had 1,951 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 220th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Chester County grew from 28,616 residents in 1900 to 32,294 in 2020.
Chester County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 45.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Winnsboro, SC weather station (17 miles away).
8,824 jobs at 560 businesses in Chester County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Great Falls.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Chester 01. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls ElementaryGreat Falls | Pre-K–5 | 335 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Great Falls HighGreat Falls | 6–12 | 375 | Public | 0.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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