Official Name: | The Cliffs Valley, South Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | South Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Label: | The Cliffs Valley |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 35.1369°N -82.4494°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Greenville |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.50 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.46 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
Area Total Km2: | 16.82 |
Area Land Km2: | 16.73 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 44.00 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 453 |
Elevation Ft: | 1,485 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 29690 (Travelers Rest) |
Area Code: | 864 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 45-71658 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2812960 |
Population Total: | 736 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 113.95 |
The Cliffs Valley is a resort community and census-designated place (CDP) in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 736.[2]
The CDP is on the northern edge of Greenville County, extending north to the North Carolina border. U.S. Route 25 forms the western edge of the CDP; the highway leads south to Greenville and north to Hendersonville, North Carolina.
The community is in the Blue Ridge Mountains and its foothills. 2900feet Panther Mountain and 3025feet Corbin Mountain are on the northern border of the CDP, separated by Panther Gap. 2800feet Pruett Mountain extends south into the middle of the CDP. The community is drained by Terry Creek, which flows south to the North Saluda River just outside the CDP.
The CDP is home to The Cliffs Valley Golf Course.
White alone (NH) | 707 | 96.06% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 5 | 0.68% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 0.27% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 3 | 0.41% | |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 12 | 1.63% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7 | 0.95% | |
Total | 736 | 100.00% |