Summary for Cherokee Forest

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Located in: Greenville County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Cherokee Frst.

Time Zone: Cherokee Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: (864)

Elevation: 980 feet [298.7 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Cherokee Forest:

Lat: 34.897300° (or 34°53'50" N)

Lon: -82.330100° (or -82°19'48" W)

USGS Topo Map: Taylors<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Cherokee Forest

GNIS ID: 1231161

FIPS State / Place Code: 45 / 13780

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Cherokee Forest)

The community of Greenville is the County Seat for Greenville County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Greenville)

Population

Total Area:<5> 794 sq. miles [2,058.7 km²] - of which 1.23% is water (9.75 sq. miles [25.2 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 195,462

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Greenville

GNIS ID: 1245489

FIPS State / County Code: 45 / 045

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Cherokee Forest)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of South Carolina

Official Website: https://sc.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of South Carolina

GNIS ID: 1779799

FIPS State: 45

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Cherokee Forest)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/

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

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherokee Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Cherokee Forest, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Cherokee Forest.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Cherokee Forest. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).