Central, South Carolina

Central, South Carolina
Central, South Carolina
Town
	Top, left to right: Downtown Central, Southern Wesleyan University, Central Roller Mills, Central High School
	Location of Central within South Carolina
	Coordinates: 34°43′26″N 82°46′47″W / 34.72389°N 82.77972°W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Pickens
Incorporated	1875
Government
• Mayor	Andrew J. Beckner
Area
• Total	3.07 sq mi (7.94 km2)
• Land	3.06 sq mi (7.93 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	906 ft (276 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	5,296
• Density	1,713.59/sq mi (661.56/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	29630
Area code	864
FIPS code	45-13015
GNIS feature ID	1247236
Website	cityofcentral.org

Central is a town in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,159, roughly 3,000 of whom were considered permanent residents.^[7] Contrary to its name, it is not near South Carolina's center. It received its name from being halfway or the central point between Atlanta and Charlotte along the former Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railway line. Southern Wesleyan University's main campus is east of downtown Central.

^ Cite error: The named reference CHShist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Mayor's Corner Archived December 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine from Central's official website
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Central, South Carolina
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Home | Town of Central". City of Central, SC.