Welcome to Prosperity ...

The town of Prosperity is located in Newberry County<1>.

Prosperity was established in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Prosperity has a population of 1,303 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Prosperity is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Prosperity is within the boundaries of the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Prosperity: 29127<4>

Websites for Prosperity ...

Official Website: www.prosperitysc.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prosperity had an population of 1,303 people. This is an increase of 10.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Prosperity had a population of 1,180 people. This makes Prosperity the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Prosperity represents 0.03% of the total population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 143rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,180 people, the population of Prosperity increased 12.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,047 people).

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

Communities Also Named Prosperity ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Prosperity - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Prosperity ...

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

• Newberry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <5>
• Saluda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Saluda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <5>
• Chapin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Chapin is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <5>
• Little Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
  • Little Mountain is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Mountain <5>
• Pomaria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria
  • Pomaria is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomaria <5>
• Silverstreet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
  • Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <5>
• Peak
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
  • Peak is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <5>
• Chappells
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappells
  • Chappells is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappells <5>
• Jenkinsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsville <5>
• Slighs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
  • Slighs is located in Newberry County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prosperity ...

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

Adding Prosperity to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prosperity 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 Prosperity was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Prosperity post office opened in 1851.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prosperity.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Prosperity: www.prosperitysc.com/

The official website for Newberry County: www.newberrycounty.net/

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