"Golden Strip" is an informal collective title used to describe the South Carolina cities of Fountain Inn, Simpsonville, and Mauldin. The term was first used in 1953 because of the water installments added to the three cities that year. Several establishments in the cities borrowed the term "Golden Strip" in their titles. These include:
Golden Strip Bus Center, in Greenville, which is not considered part of the Golden StripGolden Strip Career Center, a vocational high school in MauldinGolden Strip Child Development Center, in SimpsonvilleGolden Strip Dental Lab, in SimpsonvilleGolden Strip Emergency Relief and Resource Agency (GSERRA), in SimpsonvilleGolden Strip Freeway, a highway in MauldinGolden Strip Glass, Inc., in MauldinGolden Strip Transfer, Inc., based in Simpsonville