Forest Acres South Carolina Map

About Forest Acres, South Carolina

Forest Acres is a locality in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of 10,617. The population density is 891.1 people per km². Forest Acres is located at 34.0331°N, 80.9732°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Forest Acres is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 29642, 29461, 29732.

Forest Acres unfolds across a landscape of gentle, verdant slopes where the earth holds a deep, clay-heavy patience under the southern sun. It lies 2.3 miles east-southeast of Easley, SC (from Easley, SC: bearing 105°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west-southwest of Greenville. Middle Branch Brushy Creek carves a quiet, serpentine path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the shifting canopy of hardwoods that characterize the local geography. Toward the horizon, the silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a distant, hazy boundary to the north, suggesting a rugged vastness beyond these managed woodlands. At the center of the local topography, Lyods Pond gathers the runoff of seasonal rains, its surface often mirroring the amber quality of the late afternoon light that settles over the neighborhood with a heavy, golden stillness.

Forest Acres maintains a steady, deliberate economy that balances the professional rhythms of the region with the quiet preservation of its residential character. Residents often gather for recreation at the Easley Tennis Center, a focal point of activity where the crisp sound of rackets punctuates the humid air, serving as a reminder of the community’s focus on structured leisure. While the distant, thundering presence of Reedy River Falls lies miles away, the immediate surroundings of Forest Acres are defined by a more domestic, temperate pace. The local identity remains tethered to the steady growth of the piedmont, where the legacy of early land development continues to shape the shaded streets and the thoughtful, measured expansion of its commercial corridors.

About This Forest Acres Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forest Acres, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.03312, -80.97316. 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 Forest Acres includes the ZIP code (29642, 29461, 29732), telephone area code (864, 803), county seat of Pickens County (Pickens), and school district assignment (Richland School District 1).

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.