Welcome to Pickens ...

The city of Pickens is located in Pickens County<1> and is the County Seat for Pickens County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pickens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pickens has a population of 3,174 people<2> (see below for details).

Pickens is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Pickens: (864)

The ZIP code for Pickens: 29671<4>

Websites for Pickens ...

Official Website: www.cityofpickens.com/Home.html

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pickens had an population of 3,174 people. This is an increase of 1.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pickens had a population of 3,126 people. This makes Pickens the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Pickens represents 0.07% of the total population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 87th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,126 people, the population of Pickens increased 3.78% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,012 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pickens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Pickens - they are located in Arkansas (2), Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pickens ...

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

• Greenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Easley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Clemson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemson
  • Clemson is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemson <5>
• Seneca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Travelers Rest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Central
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Pendleton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Liberty
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Norris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Norris is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris <5>
• Six Mile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
  • Six Mile is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Six Mile <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 Pickens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pickens.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickens. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pickens.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pickens ...

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

Adding Pickens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pickens 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 Pickens was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Pickens in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pickens.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pickens: www.cityofpickens.com/Home.html

The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/

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