Clifton South Carolina Map

About Clifton, South Carolina

Clifton is a locality in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 544. The population density is 195.7 people per km². Clifton is located at 34.9796°N, 81.8179°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 29307, 29324.

Clifton defines itself by the patient, persistent loop of the Pacolet River as it carves through the red-clay piedmont of the upstate. It lies 6.8 miles east-northeast of Spartanburg, SC (from Spartanburg, SC: bearing 72°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-southeast of Valley Falls. {INSERT} The land surrounding Clifton rises in modest, wooded swells that suggest the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains on the clearest afternoons. Three miles away, the quiet waters of Lake Saranac offer a still contrast to the moving current of the river, while the local grounds of Clifton Beach provide a modest expanse of open space where the regional humidity softens under the canopy of hardwoods. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp earth and the pervasive, sweet musk of decaying pine needles that linger long after the sun has dipped below the horizon.

Clifton traces its origins to the industrious spirit of the textile era, where the relentless flow of the Pacolet River once powered the machinery of a bustling mill economy. The architecture of the older buildings serves as a quiet record of that transition, with brick facades weathered into a soft, muted gray that reflects the changing seasons of the South. While the looms have long since ceased their rhythmic clatter, the sense of purpose remains in the way the local life organizes itself around the remaining infrastructure, turning former industrial corridors into spaces for modern, modest commerce. Visitors and residents alike walk paths that have been worn smooth by generations, finding a subtle, enduring beauty in the way the afternoon light catches the river’s surface, turning the water into a ribbon of hammered silver before it disappears into the shadows of the trees.

About This Clifton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clifton, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.97957, -81.817881. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Clifton includes the ZIP code (29307, 29324), telephone area code (864), county seat of Spartanburg County (Spartanburg), and school district assignment (Spartanburg School District 3).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.