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unincorporated community
Rains, South Carolina Location in South Carolina
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Marion County
Area
• Total	1.34 sq mi (3.46 km²)
• Land	1.34 sq mi (3.46 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation	89 ft (27 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	242
• Density	181.14/sq mi (69.96/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	29589
Area code(s)	843, 854
GNIS feature ID	1225742

Rains is an unincorporated community in Marion County, South Carolina, United States. Located along US 501, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southeast of Marion. Along the CSX Seaboard Air Line, the area is a predominantly farming community and quarry station.

The 2020 census listed a population of 242.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2020	242	—
U.S. Decennial Census 2020

Rains was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

2020 census

**Rains CDP, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020	% 2020
White alone (NH)	60	24.79%
Black or African American alone (NH)	175	72.31%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	6	2.48%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.41%
Total	242	100.00%

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