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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

The area code for Pelzer: (864)

The ZIP code for Pelzer: 29669<4>

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.

• Greenville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Anderson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <5>
• Mauldin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 northeast)
  • 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>
• Easley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley
  • Easley is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easley <5>
• Fountain Inn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Central
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <5>
• Belton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Belton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <5>
• Honea Path
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Pendleton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Pendleton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <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 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Pelzer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pelzer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/