Welcome to Anderson County ...
Time Zone: Anderson County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Anderson is the Seat for Anderson County.
Anderson County was founded in 1826.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Anderson had a population of 202,558 people. This is an increase of 8.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 187,086 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Anderson represented 4.04% of the total population of South Carolina.
Below are some of the communities located in Anderson County:
- Anderson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Iva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iva is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
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- Pelzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Pelzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Williamston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Websites specific to Anderson County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Pickens County
- Greenville County
- Laurens County
- Abbeville County
- Elbert County
- Hart County
- Oconee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
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