Welcome to West Pelzer ...

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

The location of West Pelzer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for West Pelzer: W. Pelzer

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Pelzer has a population of 944 people<3> (see below for details).

West Pelzer is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

West Pelzer lies within the (864) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Pelzer had an population of 944 people. This is an increase of 7.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Pelzer had a population of 880 people. This makes West Pelzer the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of West Pelzer represents 0.02% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 155th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 880 people, the population of West Pelzer has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 879 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Pelzer.

Communities near West Pelzer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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 West Pelzer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Pelzer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Pelzer ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Pelzer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Pelzer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West 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/