ZIP Code 29340
About Gaffney
Gaffney is a city in and the seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Gaffney is known as the "Peach Capital of South Carolina". The population was 12,764 at the 2020 census. The city had an estimated population of 12,609 in 2019. It is the principal city of the Gaffney, South Carolina, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Cherokee County and which is further included in the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Combined Statistical Area. Gaffney was the home of Limestone University, which operated from 1845 until 2025.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
21,394
population
$42,359
median household income
131
people / sq mi
$110,000
median home value
$773
median gross rent
41.4
median age
9,889
housing units
8,456
households
163.4
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 29340
- Draytonville Mountain nature
- McKowns Mountain nature