Plum Branch, South Carolina

About Plum Branch

Set in the western part of South Carolina, Plum Branch is a tiny community counting 82 people who proudly call it home.

Plum Branch holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.74 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 111 residents per square mile.

📰 Plum Branch News Today

• Obituary for Mary Frances Martin Wells Bostick Tompkins Funeral Home · Mar 25
• Kenneth Jones Obituary (1959 - 2026) - Plum Branch, SC - The Index-Journal Legacy obituary · May 13
• Toxic algae spurs advisory for part of Thurmond Lake WRDW · Nov 26
• Plum Branch, SC Severe Weather Alert Weather Underground · Nov 9
• Thelma Edmonds McKinney Obituary (1927 - 2026) - Greenville, SC Post and Courier · Jan 23

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What Makes Plum Branch Unique

• The only place in America named Plum Branch — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 82 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in western South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Plum Branch

• Chamberlain Ferry Picnic Area reviews ★

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