Piedmont, South Carolina

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Back to Piedmont, SC housing info, Anderson County, South Carolina, SC smaller cities, SC small cities, All Cities. Homes for Sale in Piedmont. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Piedmont, SC Anderson County Population in July 2007: 5,068. Males: 2,411   (47.6%) Females: 2,657   (52.4%) Median resident age:   37.2 years South Carolina median age:   35.4 years Zip codes: 29673. Estimated median household income in 2008: $44,568 (it was $36,310 in 2000) Piedmont:   $44,568 South Carolina:   $44,625 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $20,717 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $103,321 (it was $68,600 in 2000) Piedmont:   $103,321 South Carolina:   $138,700 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 29673 Piedmont, SC residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: The Snyder Insurance Agency South East Installation Solutions 1st home equity Prudential C Dan Joyner Co Realtors Fragrance of Messiah/Cuddles & Bubbles Gifts Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Piedmont: White Non-Hispanic (91.2%) Black (5.8%) Two or more races (1.5%) Hispanic (1.2%) American Indian (0.8%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Piedmont: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Piedmont, South Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Piedmont is mentioned 351 times on our forum: Can anyone answer some questions about the "Acadia" Development in Piedmont????  (22 replies) Selling a home in the Piedmont area (Wren Schools)  (4 replies) Train Noise?  (26 replies) Know Anything About Hwy 20 area in Piedmont?  (1 reply) Best Pizza in the Upstate  (222 replies) Why do most people choose Spartanburg over Greenville?  (112 replies) Latest news from Piedmont, SC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (32.4%), Irish (8.1%), English (6.7%), German (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Dutch (2.1%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 819 feet Land area: 8.58 square miles. Population density: 590 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Piedmont, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Piedmont-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.9 miles away from the Piedmont place center injured 40 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/31/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.4 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Piedmont-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.6 miles away from Piedmont center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from the city center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.4 miles away from Piedmont center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.1 miles away from Piedmont center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: Reggie McIntyre - College basketball player (Radford Highlanders), Sam Perry - College basketball player (Clemson Tigers).

Political contributions by individuals in Piedmont, SC

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Churches in Piedmont include: New Golden Grove Church (A), Saint Matthews Church (B), Southside Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Piedmont Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Big Brushy Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Hotels: Cross Hill Inn (7143 Augusta Road), Executive Inn (546 McNeely Road).

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	73.8%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	10.5%
Whole state:	14.1%

This place:	3.2%
Whole state:	6.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Piedmont, SC

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Here		57.2%
USA		50.2%

6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($113 average AGI)

Anderson County:	0.04%
South Carolina average:	0.15%

from Greenville County, SC	1.25% ($39,806 average AGI)
from Pickens County, SC	0.75% ($34,009)
from Oconee County, SC	0.33% ($33,254)

4.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.97%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($454 average AGI)

Anderson County:	0.05%
South Carolina average:	0.11%

to Greenville County, SC	1.20% ($34,473 average AGI)
to Pickens County, SC	0.61% ($34,196)
to Oconee County, SC	0.24% ($28,214)

• PIEDMONT, 217 Country Manner Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WPOL364
  Assigned Frequencies : 932.750 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/19/1999, Expiration Date: 11/19/2009, Cancelation Date: 08/24/2000, Certifier: David Mcatee
  Registrant: Brooks,Pierce,Mclendon,Humphrey & Leonard L.L.P., Raleigh, NC 27602, Phone: (919) 839-0300, Fax: (919) 839-0304
• Piedmont, 300 Hurricane Creek Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: WQHS310
  Assigned Frequencies : 6034.15 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/23/2007, Expiration Date: 10/23/2017, Certifier: Jennifer S Skasko
  Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200e, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Fax: (704) 936-1801, Email:
• Lakeside SC 6, 2606 Hwy 153 (#308840), Type: Tower, Structure height: 80.7 m, Overall height: 81.4 m, Call Sign: WQIT285
  Assigned Frequencies : 10915.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/07/2008, Expiration Date: 05/07/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
• PIEDMONT TRITON 1999, 2a Hotel Hill Rd, Type: Pole, Structure height: 53.9 m, Overall height: 56.7 m, Call Sign: WQIT292
  Assigned Frequencies : 11075.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/07/2008, Expiration Date: 05/07/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
• PIEDMONT, 1.8 Mi Sse Of, Overall height: 95.7 m, Call Sign: WLC726
  6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6375.14 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, 5974.80 MHz, 6034.20 MHz... (+6 more)
  Grant Date: 02/15/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2010, Cancelation Date: 06/04/2003
  Registrant: At&t Corp., 1200 Peachtree Street, Locn Ll007, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4021, Fax: (404) 810-7349, Email:

• Fire: 169
• Hazardous Condition: 80
• Service Call: 6
• Good Intent Call: 41