Iva, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Iva census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29655. The Survey maps it on the Iva quadrangle. 1,015 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 712 feet above sea level.
On record in Iva
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Sanders Ferry Bridge, State Highway 184, Spanning Savannah River, Ivafederal building survey, 12 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresIva fell from 1,218 to 1,015 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,218 | |
| 2020 | 1,015 | -203 (-17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Iva quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
2 photographs,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
177 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Iva between 1992 and 2020, burning about 674 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 28 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Iva: 8 prospects, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Feldspar, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Brown Prospects | Mica, Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Todd Prospect | Feldspar, Mica | Prospect | ||
| Vandiver & Cooke Scott Prospects | Mica, Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Bell Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Clenkscales Prospect | Mica | Unknown | Pegmatite | |
| Fretwell South Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Fretwell South Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Keown Mine | Mica | Prospect | ||
| McKee Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
39 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Iva in 39 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 26 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | 1 hurt | Several trees were blown down around Iva. One tree fell on a home, causing minor injuries to an occupant. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Iva | $50,000 | A tributary of Crooked Creek overflowed its banks, destroying a bridge over Sam Turner Rd. In addition, the flood waters took down several trees and washed out road pavement. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | $25,000 | Several trees and power lines brought down by the wind. Widespread power outages. Some trees fell onto cars. |
| March 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Iva | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Iva | - | Public reported nickel size hail. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Public and utility company reported multiple trees blown down across southern Anderson County, from Iva to the Level Land community, and especially in Honea Path, where some trees fell on power lines. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Public reported trees and power lines blown down in the Iva area. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | County comms reported several trees blown down in the Iva area. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Public reported trees blown down in the Iva area. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | County comms reported several trees blown down across the city of Iva. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down along East Broad St. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Multiple trees were blown down and there was damage to outbuildings in the Iva area. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Large tree limbs were blown down about 3 miles south of Iva. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Several trees were blown down over the south central part of the county starting near the intersection of highway 184 and Flat Rock Rd and ending near the intersection of highway 252 and Amity Rd. The wind was not directly associated with a thunderstorm, but was actually the result of an outflow boundary from a storm complex over the Midlands and east central Georgia. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Trees were blown down in and around Iva. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Multiple trees were blown down northeast of Iva. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Numerous trees were blown down in the Iva area. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Several trees down along highway 81 south of Iva. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Trees were blown down on Whit Campbell Rd. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Several trees blown down in the Iva area. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Six trees blown down. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Several trees blown down around Iva. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Quite a few trees blown down east of Iva near Lake Secession. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Iva | - | This tornado touched down very briefly in an open field. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | Some trees and powerlines were blown down. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | A dying severe thunderstorm that crossed over from northeast Georgia resulted in wind damage. The room was blown off a mobile home. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Iva | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Iva | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Iva | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Iva | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Iva | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Iva | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Iva | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Iva | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iva | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Iva | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moffitsville | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Barnes Station | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Starr | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Storeville (historical) | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Deans | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Flat Rock | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Meadow Fields | 9.2 miles | 14 | |
| Varennes (historical) | 9.5 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Iva | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q389876 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1246134. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




