Hilltop, South Carolina

Hilltop is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to the city of Spartanburg in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census^[2] with a population of 3,273.^[4]

Hilltop, South Carolina
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°58′28″N 81°57′28″W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Spartanburg
Area [1]
• Total	1.82 sq mi (4.73 km2)
• Land	1.82 sq mi (4.73 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	869 ft (265 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	3,273
• Density	1,793.42/sq mi (692.49/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	29303 (Spartanburg)
Area codes	864, 821
FIPS code	45-33977
GNIS feature ID	2812990[2]

The CDP is in central Spartanburg County and is bordered to the southeast by the city of Spartanburg. Interstate 585 forms the northeast border of the CDP, Interstate 85 Business is the northwest border, and the southwest border is a branch of the Norfolk Southern Railway. The CDP of Southern Shops is to the northwest, across I-85 Business, and Saxon is to the southwest, across the railroad.

South Carolina Highway 56 (Asheville Highway) is the main road through Hilltop, leading southeast into Spartanburg and northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Inman.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	3,273		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2020[6][3]

2020 census

Hilltop CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020[6]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,195	36.51%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1,307	39.93%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	8	0.24%
Asian alone (NH)	127	3.88%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0.03%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	7	0.21%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	93	2.84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	535	16.35%
Total	3,273	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.