Five Forks South Carolina Map

About Five Forks, South Carolina

Five Forks is a locality in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of 17,737. The population density is 904.5 people per km². Five Forks is located at 34.8099°N, 82.2229°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 29512, 29670, 29657.

Five Forks emerges from the red-clay expanse of the piedmont, where the earth holds a deep, rusted hue that stains the tires of passing trucks and marks the edges of every garden. It lies 9.0 miles north of Anderson, SC (from Anderson, SC: bearing 353°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north-northeast of Centerville. The horizon toward the northwest remains defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, grounding the landscape in a vast, geologic permanence. Nearby, the quiet progress of Millwee Creek carves a narrow path through the woodland, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-country gravity that reflects the dense canopy of pines and hardwoods overhead. During the heat of mid-afternoon, the air thickens with the scent of damp soil and pine needles, while the light shifts into a heavy, golden quality that seems to stall over the fields, turning the dusty roads into ribbons of burnished copper.

Five Forks maintains a pace dictated by the seasonal cycles of the upstate, where the labor of the land has long since transitioned from traditional agriculture into the steady, modern pulse of local commerce and residential growth. Residents find respite in the proximity of Hartwell Recreation Area, a place where the stillness of the woods offers a necessary contrast to the steady hum of vehicle traffic navigating the crossroads. A few miles further, the expansive surface of Anderson Reservoir provides a cooling influence on the evening air, its presence a silent anchor in an otherwise terrestrial region. The character of Five Forks persists in this quiet balance, where the weight of historical industry lingers in the architecture of older storehouses, yet the daily life remains focused on the pragmatic, forward-looking rhythm of a community anchored firmly to the inland soil.

About This Five Forks Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Five Forks, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.809889, -82.22291. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Five Forks includes the ZIP code (29512, 29670, 29657), telephone area code (864), county seat of Anderson County (Anderson), and school district assignment (Greenville County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.