Latta is a town in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.

"[6] Thus, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad built two depots; one in the city of Dillon and the other 7 miles (11 km) to the south in Latta.

[6] Many families were drawn to this area, and in March 1890, "the town of Latta was incorporated by the state legislature and received its charter.

[8] More specifically, it was named after Captain Robert Latta, who was from York County, South Carolina; he orchestrated the engineering for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.

[9] Furthermore, Latta is home to one of the 13 Carnegie public library buildings in South Carolina.

"[13] In June 2014, Latta residents voted in favor of changing from a "strong mayor" government to a "strong council" government,[14] which allowed the town council to reinstate Crystal Moore as Latta's police chief, which they did unanimously on June 28, 2014.

Routes 301 and 501 pass through the center of town as Second Avenue, leading northeast 6 miles (10 km) to Dillon, the county seat.

South Carolina Highway 917 is Main Street in Latta, leading west 6 miles (10 km) to Interstate 95 at Exit 181, and southeast 15 miles (24 km) to Mullins.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.

29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.