Berea, South Carolina — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Berea, Greenville County.
| City | Berea |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Greenville |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.885395 |
| Longitude | -82.455957 |
| Population | 16,862 |
| Density | 834.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Berea is a locality in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of 16,862. The population density is 834.7 people per km². Berea is located at 34.8854°N, 82.4560°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29617.
Berea lies cradled in the rolling foothills where the Piedmont begins its slow ascent towards the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 4.2 miles west-north-west of Greenville, SC (from Greenville, SC: bearing 303°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east-north-east of Easley. The land here, a rich, reddish clay, slopes and dips with a quiet insistence, broken by the winding paths of small creeks that feed into larger waterways, their banks often shaded by dense stands of oak, hickory, and pine. Sunlight filters through the canopy in shifting patterns, illuminating patches of wild azaleas and dogwood that burst with color in the spring, a fleeting, vibrant spectacle against the enduring green. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of fertile soil and the distant hum of insects, a constant, subtle symphony of the natural world. This particular corner of Greenville County, Berea, has long been shaped by the land and the ingenuity of those who have worked it. Its history is rooted in agriculture, with cotton fields once stretching across these very undulations, followed by a transition to more diversified farming as the region matured. More recently, Berea has become a locus for small manufacturing and distribution, its strategic position near major transportation routes providing a steady economic pulse. The presence of Furman University, just a short distance away, imbues the surrounding area with a subtle intellectual current, a quiet undercurrent of learning and discovery that mingles with the more grounded rhythms of everyday life, creating a unique character for Berea.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Berea, South Carolina with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Berea and Greenville County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Berea is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Berea is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |