Welcome to Bonneau ...

The town of Bonneau is located in Berkeley County<1>.

The pronunciation of Bonneau: BOHN-oh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonneau, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bonneau has a population of 491 people<3> (see below for details).

Bonneau is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Bonneau: (843)

The ZIP code for Bonneau: 29431<5>

Websites for Bonneau ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bonneau, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bonneau had an population of 491 people. This is an increase of 0.82% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 38.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bonneau had a population of 487 people. This makes Bonneau the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Bonneau represents 0.01% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 193rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 487 people, the population of Bonneau increased 37.57% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 354 people).

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

Communities near Bonneau ...

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

• Moncks Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncks Corner
  • Moncks Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moncks Corner <6>
• Saint Stephen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
  • Saint Stephen is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Stephen <6>
• Lane
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <6>
• Greeleyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeleyville
  • Greeleyville is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeleyville <6>
• Jamestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <6>
• Harris Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
  • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
• Russellville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <6>
• Pinopolis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinopolis
  • Pinopolis is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinopolis <6>
• Alvin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
• Judge Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judge Town have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
  • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County

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 Bonneau. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bonneau.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bonneau. 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 Bonneau.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonneau ...

Looking for more information about Bonneau? 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 Bonneau, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bonneau.

Adding Bonneau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonneau 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 Bonneau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Bonneau post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonneau.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

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