Welcome to Greer ...

The city of Greer is primarily located in Greenville County<1>. A portion of Greer extends into Spartanburg County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Greer has a population of 33,449 people<2> (see below for details).

Greer is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Greer: (864)

The ZIP code for Greer: 29650<4>

Websites for Greer ...

Official Website:   www.cityofgreer.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greerchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Greer had an population of 33,449 people. This is an increase of 31.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 98.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greer had a population of 25,515 people (or 5.65% of the total population of Greenville County). This makes Greer the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Greer represents 0.55% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 25,515 people, the population of Greer increased 51.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 16,843 people).

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

Communities Also Named Greer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Greer - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Greer ...

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

• Greenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Spartanburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
  • Spartanburg is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartanburg <5>
• Mauldin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Simpsonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <5>
• Fountain Inn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Inn
  • Fountain Inn is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Inn <5>
• Travelers Rest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
  • Travelers Rest is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Travelers Rest <5>
• Woodruff
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Wellford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Landrum
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <5>
• Inman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <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 Greer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greer.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greer. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Greer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greer ...

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

Adding Greer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Greer in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Greer post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Greer: www.cityofgreer.org/

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

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