Welcome to Honea Path ...

The town of Honea Path is primarily located in Abbeville County<1>. A portion of Honea Path extends into Anderson County.

The pronunciation of Honea Path: HUN-ee-uh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Honea Path, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Honea Path has a population of 3,818 people<3> (see below for details).

Honea Path is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Honea Path: (864)

The ZIP code for Honea Path: 29654<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Honea Path had an population of 3,818 people. This is an increase of 6.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Honea Path had a population of 3,597 people (or 14.15% of the total population of Abbeville County). This makes Honea Path the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Honea Path represents 0.08% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 76th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,597 people, the population of Honea Path increased 2.65% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,504 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Honea Path.

Communities near Honea Path ...

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

• Anderson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <6>
• Abbeville
  (18 miles [29 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 <6>
• Belton
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <6>
• Williamston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Ware Shoals
  (8 miles [12.9 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 <6>
• Pelzer
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <6>
• Iva
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Due West
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West
  • Due West is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Due West <6>
• West Pelzer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelzer have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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
• Gray Court
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Court
  • Gray Court is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray Court <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honea Path ...

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

Adding Honea Path to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Honea Path 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 Honea Path was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Honea Path on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Honea Path.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Honea Path. 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/