Welcome to Fountain Inn ...

The city of Fountain Inn is primarily located in Greenville County<1>. A portion of Fountain Inn extends into Laurens County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fountain Inn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fountain Inn has a population of 10,480 people<2> (see below for details).

Fountain Inn is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fountain Inn is within the (864) area code.

The ZIP code for Fountain Inn: 29644<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fountain Inn had an population of 10,480 people. This is an increase of 34.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 74.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fountain Inn had a population of 7,799 people. This makes Fountain Inn the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Fountain Inn represents 0.17% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 46th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,799 people, the population of Fountain Inn increased 29.62% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,017 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fountain Inn.

Communities near Fountain Inn ...

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

• Greenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Greer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Greer is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <5>
• Mauldin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
  • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <5>
• Laurens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <5>
• Woodruff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <5>
• Williamston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Lyman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <5>
• Duncan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <5>
• Wellford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
  • Wellford is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellford <5>
• Pelzer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain Inn ...

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

Adding Fountain Inn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fountain Inn post office opened in 1832.

We also found Fountain Inn in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fountain Inn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/

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