Ruby is a town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, home to about 244 people across 2.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29741.
Homes sold for a median of $152 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ruby. 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)54 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Florence Regional Airport (FLO)47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC49 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA458 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ruby; 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.
Ruby had 307 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 397th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Chesterfield County grew from 20,401 residents in 1900 to 43,273 in 2020.
Chesterfield County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 49.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chesterfield 3 E, SC weather station (9 miles away).
13,223 jobs at 690 businesses in Chesterfield County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ruby.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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
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 Chesterfield 01. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby ElementaryRuby | Pre-K–5 | 256 | Public | 0.2 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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