Arcadia, South Carolina

About Arcadia

Arcadia is a small unincorporated community in northwestern South Carolina.

Arcadia holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.96 square miles.

📰 Arcadia News Today

• Historic 2015 Columbia flood damaged a problem dam. Work has just begun on the road that crosses it. Post and Courier · Jul 29
• William Hugh Hall, Jr. Obituary Jun 12, 2026 floydmortuary.com · Jun 12
• SLED investigates death of Upstate deputy | Here's what we know right now WYFF · Jun 2
• Arcadia Lakes neighbors have had one road in and out for a decade. Why is it still falling apart? wistv.com · Jul 6
• Eastern Union Secures $2.9M Acquisition Financing for Arcadia Lakes Shopping Center in Columbia, South Carolina REBusinessOnline · Nov 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Arcadia Unique

• One of 13 places in the US named Arcadia — but the South Carolina one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Arcadia

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Arcadia

• Bubbas BBQ Bash — barbecue
• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
• Monterrey — mexican
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Acapulco — mexican
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• Cracker Barrel — american
• Deno's
• Golden Corral — american
• Hibachi and Sushi Buffet — japanese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Chuck E. Cheese

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Arcadia

• Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• St. Matthews Community Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Arcadia

🏘️ Nearby Communities