Harleyville is a town in Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 666 at the 2020 census, down slightly from 677 at the 2010 census. Harleyville is part of the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area.

History

Harleyville was named after the Harley family.

The St. Paul Camp Ground was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Geography

Harleyville is located in northern Dorchester County. U.S. Route 178 passes through the center of town, leading northwest to Orangeburg and southeast to its terminus at U.S. Route 78. South Carolina Highway 453 leads north to Exit 177 on Interstate 26; I-26 leads northwest to Columbia and southeast to Charleston.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.

The Audubon's Francis Beidler forest is located just outside of town. Within the park, there are miles of boardwalks through the old four hole swamp.

Demographics

As of the census