Saxon is a community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, home to about 4,085 people across 2.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 29378, and parts of 29301 are in Saxon too.
Homes sold for a median of $142 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
All in Saxon
Part is in Saxon, part in Spartanburg and Arcadia
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Saxon. 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)61 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC67 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA513 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Saxon; 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.
Saxon had 3,896 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 120th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Spartanburg County grew from 65,560 residents in 1900 to 327,997 in 2020.
Spartanburg County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 50.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Spartanburg 3 Sse, SC weather station (4 miles away).
150,332 jobs at 7,399 businesses in Spartanburg County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Spartanburg, Arcadia and Fairforest.
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