Ruby South Carolina Map

About Ruby, South Carolina

Ruby is a locality in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 307. The population density is 48.0 people per km². Ruby is located at 34.7452°N, 80.1828°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ruby is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29741.

Ruby sits upon the red-clay earth of the upper Midlands, where the land shifts from flat expanses into the subtle, rhythmic rises of the interior. It lies 44.9 miles north-northwest of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 328°T), and is situated 16.5 miles south-southwest of Wadesboro. Pine needles carpet the ground beneath the canopy, and the air here holds a heavy, sun-baked stillness that seems to slow the very movement of the light. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Sellers Pond mirror the shifting clouds, while the nearby channel of Mill Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the undergrowth. On the furthest reaches of the horizon, the faint, hazy suggestion of Ballast Ridge provides a jagged anchor to an otherwise open and expansive sky.

Agriculture has long defined the pulse of Ruby, a place where the soil demands a patient hand and the seasonal cycle of growth dictates the pace of the day. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the fields, reflecting a history of endurance that predates the modern sprawl of the state’s larger centers. Residents often find their way to the quiet grounds of Rivers Park to observe the local flora, or they look toward the distant timber stands of Sand Hills State Forest when seeking the deeper shade of the woods. In Ruby, the culture is one of modest persistence, where the quietude of the landscape is not a vacuum, but a steady, grounding force that connects the present to the generations who worked this same red ground.

About This Ruby Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ruby, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.745155, -80.182841. 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 Ruby includes the ZIP code (29741), telephone area code (864), county seat of Chesterfield County (Chesterfield), and school district assignment (Chesterfield County School District).

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.