South Carolina · Census place 4576345

West Pelzer, South Carolina

West Pelzer is a town in Anderson County, South Carolina with an estimated 1,027 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 152nd largest of 152 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,027; #152 of 152 in South Carolina
Change since 2020: +5.8%; +56 people
Land area: 0.6 sq mi
Density: 1,630 / sq mi; State median 1,356

Orange pin: West Pelzer. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Columbia.

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West Pelzer population, 2020 to 2024

West Pelzer added 56 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +5.8%. In the latest year it moved by +12.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 969. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Pelzer covers 0.63 square miles of land, for 1,630 people per square mile of land. The median South Carolina place of 5,000+ has 1,356, so West Pelzer is denser than the typical town.

What county West Pelzer is in

All of West Pelzer's residents live in Anderson County, which had 217,183 residents in 2024. West Pelzer holds 0.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Pelzer

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Pelzer by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 29669. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where West Pelzer is

The Census internal point of West Pelzer is at 34.644900, -82.474800. Columbia, the capital, is 93.4 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Pelzer, SC (1,429 people), 0.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA, 70.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 34.644900, -82.474800
DMS: 34°38'41.64"N 82°28'29.28"W
UTM: 17N 364837.9E 3834654.0N
Geohash: dnjm54ztj
Plus code: 866VJGVG+X3

Daylight in West Pelzer

At 34.64° N, West Pelzer gets about 14 h 29 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 50 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 39 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Pelzer

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Carolina, measured between internal points. The closest is Pelzer, 0.8 miles away, with 1,429 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Pelzer, SC?

1,027 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 56 (5.8%) from 971 in July 2020.

What county is West Pelzer in?

Anderson County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover West Pelzer?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 29669.

How far is West Pelzer from Columbia?

93.4 miles (150.4 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from West Pelzer.

What is the nearest larger city to West Pelzer?

Pelzer, SC, with 1,429 residents, 0.8 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.