Travelers Rest, SC: Population, ZIP Codes & Nearby Cities

Looking for facts about Travelers Rest? It is an incorporated town-sized municipality in Greenville County, South Carolina, with an estimated 5,346 people according to our dataset. It lies at 34.968°N, 82.442°W in Eastern time. The sections below cover its size, ZIP codes, neighbors and distances.

What are the key facts about Travelers Rest, SC?

What is the population of Travelers Rest, SC?

Travelers Rest has an estimated population of 5,346. That makes it the 98th largest of the 394 places we list in South Carolina, and the 14th largest of 21 places in Greenville County. The typical place in South Carolina has about 1,755 residents, so Travelers Rest is roughly 3.0 times the size of a typical neighbor in the state.

Estimates for places of this size carry wider margins of error than those for big cities, so treat the figure as a guide to scale. Our guide to understanding city population numbers explains why sources disagree.

Places in South Carolina with a similar population include Kingstree (5,610), Batesburg-Leesville (5,415), Central (5,385), Belvedere (5,262), Hollywood (5,227). Comparing these pages is a quick way to see how Travelers Rest differs from communities of the same scale.

How dense is Travelers Rest?

Travelers Rest has about 1,129 people per square mile (436 per square kilometer), which we classify as suburban. Within South Carolina, it is denser than about 72% of the listed places. Land at this level is usually a mix of single-family neighborhoods, shopping corridors and parks, where driving is common but destinations are close. Read how to interpret population density to see how we draw these lines.

What ZIP codes does Travelers Rest use?

Travelers Rest uses one ZIP code: 29690. A single code usually means a compact delivery area, but the same code may also serve addresses just outside the town line. Codes beginning with 2 are assigned to the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast coast (D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the Carolinas). Learn more in our guide to how ZIP codes work or check any code with the ZIP code lookup.

What time zone is Travelers Rest in?

Travelers Rest is in the Eastern time zone, which is UTC−5 from Coordinated Universal Time in standard time (IANA zone America/New_York). The area observes daylight saving time, so clocks move forward in March and back in November. The nearest listed place in a different time zone is Fairfield Glade, TN, about 154 miles away, which gives a sense of how far the nearest zone boundary may be. Current local time: see the Eastern time hub. For the rules behind these zones, read US time zones explained.

Where is Travelers Rest located in South Carolina?

Travelers Rest lies in the northwestern part of South Carolina, at 34.968° north latitude and 82.442° west longitude. The state capital, Columbia, is about 109 miles to the southeast. The closest listed place in another state is East Flat Rock, NC, roughly 22 miles to the north, which shows how near Travelers Rest is to a state line. For big-city services, the nearest place with more than 100,000 people is Greenville, SC, 10 miles to the southeast.

Which cities are near Travelers Rest, SC?

The closest listed place to Travelers Rest is Sans Souci, SC, 5.5 miles to the south. Of the eight nearest places below, 8 are in the same county. Distances are straight-line (great-circle) miles measured between place centers; see how distance is calculated.

Which county is Travelers Rest in?

Travelers Rest is in Greenville County, which has the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code 45045. The county contains 21 places in our data, 14 of which have their own page here and 7 smaller communities that appear only in county and state lists. Other places in the county include Greenville (484,465), Mauldin (133,872), Greer (33,373), Simpsonville (24,221), Taylors (22,230). Codes like this one help separate places that share a name; see the guide to counties and FIPS codes.

How far is Travelers Rest from major US cities?

Among six major hubs, Travelers Rest is closest to Atlanta, GA at about 140 miles and farthest from Los Angeles, CA at about 2,037 miles in a straight line. Road distances are usually 10 to 30 percent longer. Try the distance calculator for any other pair.

Are there other places called Travelers Rest?

No. In our data, Travelers Rest in Greenville County, South Carolina is the only place with this name, so the name alone is enough to identify it, though adding the state is still good practice in addresses and forms.

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Population and density come from a compiled dataset and are estimates. They may differ from official Census Bureau counts. Verify important figures at census.gov.