Official Name: | Caesars Head, South Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | South Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Caesars Head |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 35.1053°N -82.6206°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Greenville |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.47 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.47 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.81 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.81 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 22.05 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 3005 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 29635 (Cleveland) |
Area Code: | 864 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 45-10585 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2812959 |
Population Total: | 84 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 57.10 |
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 in the 2020 census with a population of 84.[2]
The CDP is in northwestern Greenville County along U.S. Route 276, 2miles south of the North Carolina border. The 3208feet 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 2800to above sea level. The remainder of the CDP is within Caesars Head State Park.
US 276 (Geer Highway) leads north to Brevard, North Carolina, and southeast to Greenville.
White alone (NH) | 77 | 91.67% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 2.38% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 1 | 1.19% | |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1 | 1.19% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3 | 3.57% | |
Total | 84 | 100.00% |
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Caesar's Head has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Caesar's Head was 99F on July 29, 1952 and August 21, 1983, while the coldest temperature recorded was -19F on January 21, 1985, which is the coldest temperature ever recorded in South Carolina.[4]