Town guide

Valley Falls, South Carolina

Valley Falls is a community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, home to about 8,239 people across 5.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29303 and 29316.

Homes sold for a median of $144 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population8,2391,587 per sq mi
Median home value$256,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$144Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking10%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Valley Falls

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Valley Falls

Distances

Nearest major airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)58 miles away
Closer regional airportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Charlotte, NC64 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA508 miles away

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

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

Who represents Valley Falls

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

Valley Falls had 8,012 residents in the 2020 census, up 101% since 2000.

It’s the 76th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.

Spartanburg County grew from 65,560 residents in 1900 to 327,997 in 2020.

Valley Falls population by census2000: 3,990, 2010: 6,299, 2020: 8,0123,99020006,29920108,0122020

Spartanburg County, 1900–2020

Spartanburg County population, 1900 to 20201900: 65,560, 1910: 83,465, 1920: 94,265, 1930: 116,323, 1940: 127,733, 1950: 150,349, 1960: 156,830, 1970: 173,724, 1980: 201,861, 1990: 226,800, 2000: 253,791, 2010: 284,307, 2020: 327,99766K’00’1094K’20’30128K’40’50157K’60’70202K’80’90254K’00’10328K’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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Valley FallsJan: high 54°F, low 32°F, 4.3 in; Feb: high 59°F, low 34°F, 3.8 in; Mar: high 66°F, low 40°F, 4.8 in; Apr: high 75°F, low 47°F, 4.3 in; May: high 81°F, low 56°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 65°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 69°F, 4 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 68°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 62°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 49°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 38°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 34°F, 4.7 in54°32°Jan4.359°34°Feb3.866°40°Mar4.875°47°Apr4.381°56°May3.987°65°Jun4.690°69°Jul4.088°68°Aug4.683°62°Sep3.774°49°Oct3.964°38°Nov3.756°34°Dec4.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Spartanburg 3 Sse, SC weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Spartanburg County

150,332 jobs at 7,399 businesses in Spartanburg County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Spartanburg CountyManufacturing: 38,071 jobs; Retail trade: 17,389 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 15,868 jobs; Administrative and support: 14,258 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 13,031 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 11,117 jobs; Construction: 8,541 jobs; Wholesale trade: 8,083 jobsManufacturing 25% Retail trade 12% Health care and social assistance 11% Administrative and support 10% Hotels and restaurants 9% Transportation and warehousing 7% Construction 6% Wholesale trade 5%

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

Health care

1,354 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Valley Falls’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Spartanburg Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Spartanburg2.8 miles
  • Prisma Health Greer Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Spartanburg5.8 miles
  • Pelham Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Greer18.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors200
Specialist doctors426
Dentists57
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants350
Mental health providers210
Physical and occupational therapists65
Optometrists9
Chiropractors37
Pharmacies27

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 Valley Falls

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Milliken Arboretum · 373 acres1.6 mi
  • Susan Jacobs Arboretum · 8 acres1.6 mi
  • Rotary International Peace Park · 6 acres1.6 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Ingles1.4 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.3 mi

Libraries

  • Boiling Springs Library3.2 mi
  • Library Learning Resource Center3.4 mi
  • Mickel Library4.0 mi
  • Spartanburg County Public Library4.2 mi

Museums

  • Hub City Railroad Museum3.8 mi
  • Spartanburg Science Center3.9 mi
  • Spartanburg Art Museum3.9 mi
  • Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg4.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Ground Zero Live Music Venue2.9 mi
  • Jerome Johnson Richardson Theatre3.6 mi
  • Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium3.6 mi
  • Valerie M. Barnet Theatre3.7 mi
  • Rainey Amphitheater3.8 mi

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.

Schools in Valley Falls

Public schools here are run by Spartanburg 02, Spartanburg 07, Spartanburg 06 and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Boiling Springs ElementaryBoiling SpringsPre-K–5791Public3.1 mi
James H. Hendrix ElementaryBoiling SpringsPre-K–5709Public3.5 mi
Shoally Creek ElementaryBoiling SpringsPre-K–5742Public1.5 mi
Sugar Ridge ElementaryBoiling SpringsPre-K–5864Public5.0 mi
The Cleveland Academy of LeadershipSpartanburgPre-K–5521Public3.5 mi
Fairforest ElementarySpartanburgK–5805Public6.9 mi
High Point AcademySpartanburgK–121,208Charter4.7 mi
Lone Oak ElementarySpartanburgK–5336Public2.1 mi
Mountain View PreparatorySpartanburg7–11452Charter3.6 mi
Boiling Springs HighBoiling Springs9–122,772Public3.2 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Umc of the Covenant Child Development CenterSpartanburgPre-K–K15Christian (no specific denomination)4.2 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 Boiling Springs, Southern Shops, Spartanburg, Whitney and Hilltop.

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