Travelers Rest, South Carolina

Travelers Rest
U.S. Route 276 in Travelers Rest
U.S. Route 276 in Travelers Rest
Official logo of Travelers Rest
Nickname(s): 
TR, Gateway to the Foothills
Motto: 
"Get in Your Element"
Location of Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Location of Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Coordinates: 34°58′12″N 82°26′16″W / 34.97000°N 82.43778°W / 34.97000; -82.43778
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyGreenville
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorBrandy Amidon[1]
 • City AdministratorEric Vinson[2]
Area
 • Total6.33 sq mi (16.40 km2)
 • Land6.24 sq mi (16.16 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation1,099 ft (335 m)
Population
 • Total7,788
 • Density1,247.88/sq mi (481.82/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29690
Area code864
FIPS code45-72430[6]
GNIS feature ID1251197[4]
Websitetravelersrestsc.com

Travelers Rest is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina. The population was 7,788 at the 2020 census.[7] It is part of the Greenville-Mauldin-Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Travelers Rest, the northernmost city in Greenville County, is located 10 miles north of Greenville and around 20 miles south of the North Carolina border. Furman University, a private liberal-arts university, was annexed into the city limits of Travelers Rest in April 2018[8] and North Greenville University, a private Christian institution, is located in nearby Tigerville.

  1. ^ "Government". Travelers Rest SC. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Administration". Travelers Rest SC. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Travelers Rest, South Carolina
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Travelers Rest city, South Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 10, 2017.[dead link]
  8. ^ "City Officials: Travelers Rest annexes local university". WYFF. April 19, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

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