Welcome to Perry ...

The town of Perry is located in Aiken County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Perry has a population of 246 people<2> (see below for details).

Perry is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Perry: (803)

The ZIP code for Perry: 29137<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Perry had an population of 246 people. This is an increase of 5.58% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perry had a population of 233 people. This makes Perry the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 233 people, the population of Perry decreased 1.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 237 people).

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

Communities Also Named Perry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Perry - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Perry ...

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

• Williston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Williston is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <5>
• Blackville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackville
  • Blackville is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackville <5>
• Gaston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <5>
• Swansea
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Swansea is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <5>
• Pelion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelion
  • Pelion is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelion <5>
• North
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <5>
• Springfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Salley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salley
  • Salley is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salley <5>
• Neeses
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeses
  • Neeses is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neeses <5>
• Norway
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Norway is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <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 Perry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perry ...

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

Adding Perry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Perry post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/

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