South Carolina · Census place 4521985
Easley, South Carolina
Easley is a city in 2 counties of South Carolina with an estimated 27,001 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 22nd largest of 152 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 27,001
- #22 of 152 in South Carolina
- Change since 2020
- +17.2%
- +3,967 people
- Land area
- 13.2 sq mi
- + 0.02 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,053 / sq mi
- State median 1,356
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Easley population, 2020 to 2024
Easley added 3,967 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +17.2%. In the latest year it moved by +505. Among 66 South Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 12th; the median place changed by +4.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in South Carolina has 14,078 people, so Easley is 1.9 times that size.
Easley covers 13.15 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 2,053 people per square mile of land. The median South Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,356, so Easley is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Easley spans
Easley crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 27,001 residents as follows; Pickens County holds 99.8% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Pickens County26,959
- 02Anderson County42
ZIP codes in Easley
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Easley by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 29640, 29642. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Easley is
The Census internal point of Easley is at 34.819800, -82.582200. Columbia, the capital, is 104.8 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Greenville, SC (74,371 people), 12.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA, 75.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 34.819800, -82.582200
- DMS
- 34°49'11.28"N 82°34'55.92"W
- UTM
- 17N 355299.4E 3854200.8N
- Geohash
- dnjq0fc2p
- Plus code
- 866VRC99+W4
Daylight in Easley
At 34.82° N, Easley gets about 14 h 30 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 49 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 41 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Easley
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Liberty, 6.8 miles away, with 3,352 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Easley, SC?
27,001 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,967 (17.2%) from 23,034 in July 2020.
What county is Easley in?
It spans 2 counties: Pickens County (26,959 residents), Anderson County (42 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Easley?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 29640, 29642.
How far is Easley from Columbia?
104.8 miles (168.6 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Easley.
What is the nearest larger city to Easley?
Greenville, SC, with 74,371 residents, 12.5 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.