Welcome to Hodges ...

The town of Hodges is located in Greenwood County<1> (at the time of its founding, Hodges was located in Abbeville County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hodges, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hodges has a population of 151 people<2> (see below for details).

Hodges is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hodges lies within the (864) area code.

The ZIP code for Hodges: 29653<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hodges had an population of 151 people. This is a decrease of 2.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hodges had a population of 155 people. This makes Hodges the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 155 people, the population of Hodges decreased 1.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 158 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hodges ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hodges - they are located in Alabama (2), Kansas, Montana, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hodges ...

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

• Greenwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>
• Laurens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Abbeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <5>
• Honea Path
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path
  • Honea Path is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honea Path <5>
• Ware Shoals
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Shoals
  • Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <5>
• Ninety Six
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninety Six
  • Ninety Six is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninety Six <5>
• Due West
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West
  • Due West is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Due West <5>
• Cross Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill
  • Cross Hill is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Hill <5>
• Donalds
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalds
  • Donalds is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donalds <5>
• Waterloo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <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 Hodges. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hodges.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hodges ...

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

Adding Hodges to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hodges post office opened in 1852.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hodges.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/

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