Welcome to Pendleton ...

The town of Pendleton is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pendleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pendleton has a population of 3,280 people<2> (see below for details).

Pendleton is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Pendleton: (864)

The ZIP code for Pendleton: 29670<4>

Websites for Pendleton ...

Official Website: www.townofpendleton.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pendleton had an population of 3,280 people. This is an increase of 10.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pendleton had a population of 2,964 people. This makes Pendleton the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Pendleton represents 0.06% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 88th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,964 people, the population of Pendleton has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,966 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pendleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Pendleton - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pendleton ...

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

• Anderson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Easley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Seneca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• Central
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Walhalla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Walhalla is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walhalla <5>
• Williamston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Pickens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <5>
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
• Westminster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <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 Pendleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pendleton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pendleton ...

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

Adding Pendleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pendleton 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 Pendleton was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pendleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pendleton: www.townofpendleton.org/

The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.org/

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