Caesars Head, South Carolina
Caesars Head, South Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 35°6′19″N 82°37′14″W / 35.10528°N 82.62056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Greenville |
Area | |
• Total | 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2) |
• Land | 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 3,005 ft (916 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 29635 (Cleveland) |
Area code | 864 |
FIPS code | 45-10585 |
GNIS feature ID | 2812959[2] |
Caesars Head is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on top of Caesars Head, a mountain in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]
The CDP is in northwestern Greenville County along U.S. Route 276, 2 miles (3 km) south of the North Carolina border. The 3,208-foot (978 m) summit of Caesars Head is in the western part of the CDP, and most of the residential development is in the northeastern part, at elevations ranging from 2,800 to 3,200 feet (850 to 980 m) above sea level. The remainder of the CDP is within Caesars Head State Park.
US 276 (Geer Highway) leads north 15 miles (24 km) to Brevard, North Carolina, and southeast 31 miles (50 km) to Greenville.
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caesars Head, South Carolina