Town guide

Monarch Mill, South Carolina

Monarch Mill is a community in Union County, South Carolina, home to about 1,822 people across 5.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29379.

Homes sold for a median of $113 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population1,822325 per sq mi
Median home value$82,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$113Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking11%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Monarch Mill

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Monarch Mill

Distances

Nearest major airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)51 miles away
Closer regional airportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Charlotte, NC56 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA510 miles away

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

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

Who represents Monarch Mill

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

Monarch Mill had 1,584 residents in the 2020 census, down 18% since 2000.

It’s the 210th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.

Union County grew from 25,501 residents in 1900 to 27,244 in 2020.

Monarch Mill population by census2000: 1,930, 2010: 1,811, 2020: 1,5841,93020001,81120101,5842020

Union County, 1900–2020

Union County population, 1900 to 20201900: 25,501, 1910: 29,911, 1920: 30,372, 1930: 30,920, 1940: 31,360, 1950: 31,334, 1960: 30,015, 1970: 29,230, 1980: 30,751, 1990: 30,337, 2000: 29,881, 2010: 28,961, 2020: 27,24426K’00’1030K’20’3031K’40’5030K’60’7031K’80’9030K’00’1027K’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 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 44.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Monarch MillJan: high 55°F, low 31°F, 3.9 in; Feb: high 59°F, low 34°F, 3.6 in; Mar: high 67°F, low 40°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 76°F, low 48°F, 3.4 in; May: high 83°F, low 57°F, 3.3 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 64°F, 4 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 68°F, 3.1 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 67°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 61°F, 4 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 50°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 39°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 34°F, 4 in55°31°Jan3.959°34°Feb3.667°40°Mar4.276°48°Apr3.483°57°May3.389°64°Jun4.092°68°Jul3.190°67°Aug4.383°61°Sep4.074°50°Oct3.364°39°Nov3.556°34°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Santuck, SC weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Union County

5,632 jobs at 418 businesses in Union County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Union CountyManufacturing: 1,688 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 963 jobs; Retail trade: 926 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 551 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 423 jobs; Other services: 323 jobs; Administrative and support: 196 jobs; Finance and insurance: 135 jobsManufacturing 30% Transportation and warehousing 17% Retail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 10% Health care and social assistance 8% Other services 6% Administrative and support 4% Finance and insurance 2%

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

Health care

81 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Monarch Mill.

Nearest hospitals

  • Union Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Union1.1 miles
  • Musc Health Chester Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Chester22.8 miles
  • Prisma Health Greer Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Spartanburg24.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors10
Specialist doctors7
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants22
Mental health providers28
Physical and occupational therapists3
Optometrists1
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies4

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 Monarch Mill

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Foster Park · 32 acres0.4 mi
  • City Park · 7 acres1.1 mi
  • Union Downtown Historic District0.7 mi
  • East Main Street-Douglass Heights Historic District0.8 mi
  • South Street-South Church Street Historic District1.0 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter1.2 mi
  • KJ's Market IGA - Union1.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Union Carnegie Library1.0 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Union County History Museum0.9 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 Monarch Mill

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

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Foster Park ElementaryUnionPre-K–5430Public0.6 mi
Monarch ElementaryUnionPre-K–5442Public1.4 mi
Sims MiddleUnion6–8606Public3.3 mi
Union County Career and Technology CenterUnion9–12—Career and Technical1.9 mi
Union County HighUnion9–121,024Public1.8 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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