Olanta is a town in Florence County, South Carolina, United States.

[6] U.S. Route 301 passes through the town as Jones Road, leading northeast 24 miles (39 km) to Florence, the county seat, and southwest 23 miles (37 km) to Manning.

South Carolina Highway 541 leads east 12 miles (19 km) to Coward.

There were 223 housing units at an average density of 230.0 per square mile (88.8/km2).

32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.