Official website (http://www.cityofcentral.org/)
Central
Also known as Central, South Carolina, Central, SC
town in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Carolina
- County
- Pickens
- Mayor
- Andrew J. Beckner
- Total
- 3.07 sq mi (7.94 km )
- Land
- 3.06 sq mi (7.93 km )
- Water
- 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
- Elevation
- 873 ft (266 m)
- Density
- 1,713.4/sq mi (661.56/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Area codes
- 864, 821
- Fips code
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Article
Central is a town in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Central had a population of 5,247. 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.
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