Welcome to Ruby ...

The town of Ruby is located in Chesterfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ruby has a population of 335 people<2> (see below for details).

Ruby is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ruby lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ruby lies within the (843) area code.

The ZIP code for Ruby: 29741<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ruby had an population of 335 people. This is a decrease of 6.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ruby had a population of 360 people. This makes Ruby the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 360 people, the population of Ruby increased 3.45% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 348 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ruby.

Communities Also Named Ruby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Ruby - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Colorado (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Virginia, Washington (4) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ruby.

Communities near Ruby ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ruby.

• Cheraw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
  • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <5>
• Wadesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
  • Wadesboro is located in Anson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadesboro <5>
• Marshville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
  • Marshville is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshville <5>
• Pageland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
  • Pageland is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pageland <5>
• Polkton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
  • Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
• Chesterfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <5>
• McBee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
  • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <5>
• Jefferson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
• Lilesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilesville
  • Lilesville is located in Anson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilesville <5>
• Morven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
  • Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ruby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruby.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ruby. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ruby.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruby. See our Newspapers Page for Ruby.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruby ...

Looking for more information about Ruby? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ruby, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ruby.

Adding Ruby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruby in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ruby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ruby post office opened in 1889.

We also found Ruby in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ruby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/