Calhoun Falls is a town in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States.

[7] The Calhoun Falls State Recreation Area is located nearby.

Lake Richard B. Russell, which straddles the Georgia-South Carolina border, is approximately 3 miles (5 km) west of Calhoun Falls.

The former links the town with Elberton, Georgia, Athens, Georgia, and ultimately Atlanta to the west; and Abbeville, Greenwood, and ultimately metro Charlotte to the east.

Highway 72 has recently been re-routed around downtown Calhoun Falls as a four-lane 45-mph bypass.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,727 people, 742 households, and 417 families residing in the town.

27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.