Welcome to Pelion ...

The town of Pelion is located in Lexington County<1>.

The pronunciation of Pelion: PEEL-yun<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pelion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pelion has a population of 713 people<3> (see below for details).

Pelion is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Pelion is located in the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Pelion: 29123<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pelion had an population of 713 people. This is an increase of 5.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pelion had a population of 674 people. This makes Pelion the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Pelion represents 0.01% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 177th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 674 people, the population of Pelion increased 21.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 553 people).

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

Communities near Pelion ...

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

• Lexington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• West Columbia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <6>
• Cayce
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <6>
• Batesburg - Leesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
  • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
• Batesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg
  • Batesburg is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesburg <6>
• Springdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• South Congaree
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
• Pineridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
• Leesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leesville is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesville <6>
• Gaston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <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 Pelion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pelion.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pelion ...

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

Adding Pelion to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pelion post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pelion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

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