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Welcome to Pelzer ...

The town of Pelzer is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pelzer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pelzer has a population of 1,399 people<2> (see below for details).

Pelzer is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Pelzer: 864 & 821<4>

The ZIP code for Pelzer: 29669<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pelzer had an population of 1,399 people. This is an increase of 1,471.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1,342.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pelzer had a population of 89 people. This makes Pelzer the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 89 people, the population of Pelzer decreased 8.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 97 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pelzer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pelzer - it's located in Indiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pelzer.

Communities near Pelzer ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pelzer ...

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

Adding Pelzer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Pelzer post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pelzer.

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

The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pelzer.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pelzer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Pelzer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Pelzer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Pelzer). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pelzer or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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