South Carolina · Census place 4530985
Greer, South Carolina
Greer is a city in 2 counties of South Carolina with an estimated 46,316 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 9th largest of 152 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 46,316
- #9 of 152 in South Carolina
- Change since 2020
- +29.3%
- +10,487 people
- Land area
- 23.5 sq mi
- + 2.12 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,970 / sq mi
- State median 1,356
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Greer population, 2020 to 2024
Greer added 10,487 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +29.3%. In the latest year it moved by +1,814. Among 66 South Carolina places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 6th; the median place changed by +4.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in South Carolina has 14,078 people, so Greer is 3.3 times that size.
Greer covers 23.51 square miles of land and 2.12 of water, for 1,970 people per square mile of land. The median South Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,356, so Greer is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Greer spans
Greer crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 46,316 residents as follows; Greenville County holds 71.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Greenville County33,211
- 02Spartanburg County13,105
ZIP codes in Greer
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Greer by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 29650, 29651. 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 Greer is
The Census internal point of Greer is at 34.933300, -82.230800. Columbia, the capital, is 93.8 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Greenville, SC (74,371 people), 10.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Charlotte, NC, 81.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 34.933300, -82.230800
- DMS
- 34°55'59.88"N 82°13'50.88"W
- UTM
- 17N 387593.4E 3866337.7N
- Geohash
- dnjw8z3m5
- Plus code
- 866VWQM9+8M
Daylight in Greer
At 34.93° N, Greer gets about 14 h 30 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 48 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 42 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Greer
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Duncan, 4.9 miles away, with 4,594 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Greer, SC?
46,316 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 10,487 (29.3%) from 35,829 in July 2020.
What county is Greer in?
It spans 2 counties: Greenville County (33,211 residents), Spartanburg County (13,105 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Greer?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 29650, 29651.
How far is Greer from Columbia?
93.8 miles (150.9 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Greer.
What is the nearest larger city to Greer?
Greenville, SC, with 74,371 residents, 10.0 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.