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Scranton, South Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Sumter. It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the west of Scranton and has a population of 39,643 people.<1>

The next largest community is Florence. It is located about 18 miles [28 km] to the north of Scranton and has a population of 30,248 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Andrews   S33 mi [53.1 km]2,9782.93% decrease
 Bennettsville   N49 mi [78.9 km]9,0124.38% decrease
 Bishopville   NW35 mi [56.3 km]3,8595.15% increase
 Conway   E40 mi [64.4 km]15,89434.83% increase
 Darlington   N27 mi [43.45 km]6,6660.8% decrease
 Dillon   NE40 mi [64.4 km]6,3530.59% increase
 Georgetown   SE46 mi [74 km]8,5015.02% decrease
 Hartsville   NW36 mi [57.9 km]7,4651.2% decrease
 Kingstree   S18 mi [28.97 km]3,2487.09% decrease
 Lake City   S3 mi [4.83 km]6,6662.9% increase
 Manning   SW31 mi [49.89 km]3,9432.04% decrease
 Marion   NE26 mi [41.84 km]6,8013.42% decrease
 Mullins   NE34 mi [54.7 km]4,7166.22% decrease
 Surfside Beach   SE48 mi [77.2 km]4,7838.09% increase
 Timmonsville   NW18 mi [28.97 km]2,3732.51% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Coward   N3 mi [4.83 km]6764% increase
 Hemingway   SE20 mi [32.19 km]50012.74% decrease
 Johnsonville   E18 mi [28.97 km]1,4915.15% increase
 Lamar   NW25 mi [40.23 km]9912.36% decrease
 Lynchburg   NW21 mi [33.8 km]5535.95% decrease
 Olanta   W10 mi [16.09 km]6272.28% increase
 Pamplico   NE11 mi [17.7 km]1,1541.32% increase
 Park City   N14 mi [22.53 km]---
 Quinby   N21 mi [33.8 km]8672.97% increase
 Shiloh   W17 mi [27.36 km]---
 Siesta Village   N17 mi [27.36 km]---
 Stuckey   SE18 mi [28.97 km]23311.41% decrease
 Tara Village   N14 mi [22.53 km]---
 Turbeville   W15 mi [24.14 km]70717.44% increase
 Wren Village   S4 mi [6.44 km]---

Florence County

Scranton is located in Florence County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Florence: Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro and Williamsburg.

While not sharing a border with Florence, the following counties are close to Scranton: Sumter, Horry and Georgetown.

Below are counties that are near Scranton (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Scranton:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Scranton
 Berkeley County   SSwamp Fox35 miles [56 km]
 Clarendon County   WBarrineau Crossroads9 miles [14 km]
 Darlington County   NWMuldrow Mill21 miles [33 km]
 Dillon County   NECarter Landing19 miles [30 km]
 Georgetown County   SEBarnhill25 miles [40 km]
 Horry County   EDog Bluff Landing23 miles [37 km]
 Lee County   NWDurants Ferry19 miles [30 km]
 Marion County   ECatfish Landing15 miles [24 km]
 Marlboro County   NBrownsville33 miles [53 km]
 Sumter County   WNorwood Crossroad11 miles [17 km]



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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Scranton.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Scranton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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