Welcome to Donalds ...

The town of Donalds is located in Abbeville County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donalds, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Donalds has a population of 332 people<2> (see below for details).

Donalds is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Donalds: (864)

The ZIP code for Donalds: 29638<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Donalds had an population of 332 people. This is a decrease of 4.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Donalds had a population of 348 people. This makes Donalds the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 348 people, the population of Donalds decreased 1.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 354 people).

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

Communities near Donalds ...

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

• Anderson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <5>
• Greenwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>
• Abbeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <5>
• Belton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Belton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <5>
• Williamston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Williamston is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <5>
• Honea Path
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path
  • Honea Path is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honea Path <5>
• Ware Shoals
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Shoals
  • Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <5>
• Pelzer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelzer
  • Pelzer is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelzer <5>
• Iva
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
  • Iva is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <5>
• West Pelzer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelzer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
  • West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donalds ...

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

Adding Donalds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donalds 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 Donalds was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Donalds post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donalds.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Abbeville County: www.abbevillecountygovernment.org/

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