| Drayton | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | SouthCarolina#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Spartanburg |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.63 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.63 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.40 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.40 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1115 |
| Population Density Km2: | 306.99 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 795.29 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-20590 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Drayton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Spartanburg County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,115.[2]
A post office called Drayton has been in operation since 1904.[3] The community was named for William Henry Drayton (1742–1779), a South Carolina delegate to Continental Congress.[4]
Spartanburg County School District 7 serve Drayton.[5] It operates Spartanburg High School.
| White alone (NH) | 770 | 69.06% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 199 | 17.85% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0.09% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 21 | 1.88% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 6 | 0.54% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 3 | 0.27% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 43 | 3.86% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 72 | 6.46% | |
| Total | 1,115 | 100.00% |