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Dacusville
South Carolina›Pickens County

DacusvilleSC

Home to 198 people, the town was settled in 1828.

Hester Store · Photo: Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Dacusville

Dacusville, SC · Hester Store · Photo: Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Dacusville a good place to live?

Among 170 South Carolina towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Dacusville. Dacusville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

198 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Nearby attractions

Blue Ridge Parkway and 27 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dacusville. Close and well known come first.

All 44 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Pisgah National Forest: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5

Getting set up

Moving to Dacusville: who provides what

Dacusville is unincorporated, so Pickens County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerBlue Ridge Electric Coop19.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPickens CountyPickens County provides services here
SchoolsPickens County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn South Carolina you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections herePickens Board of Voter RegistrationPickens County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2024
ZIP code2964029640 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Dacusville.

Natural hazards

Dacusville has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, Dacusville sits below just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Dacusville break down as 45% from inland flooding and 32% from cold waves.

32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
32Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Dacusville brings mild winters and hot summers

Winters in Dacusville are mild and summers warm, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 32°; snowfall runs to about 1 inches a winter.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–54°
Spring48–72°
Summer67–87°
Fall50–72°
Nov 3
typical first frost
Apr 1
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Most of Dacusville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them

Dacusville had 125 jobs in 2023, up 20 from 2013. Most working residents leave Dacusville for work: only 1% work in town. Among residents here, 5.1% live below the poverty line, and in Dacusville, the typical household income is $51,000, where South Carolina’s towns sit at $57,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.

1%work in town
DacusvilleSouth Carolina townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line5.1%17%9.6%
Median household income$51,000$57,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Dacusville1%
Greenville16%
Easley6%
Powdersville6%
Travelers Rest3%
14 mi
median commute distance
125
jobs based in Dacusville
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Dacusville is

Dacusville: 32% of adults get no exercise outside work. 18% of Dacusville adults report frequent physical distress, above both South Carolina’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). Among adults here, 17% have diabetes and 43% have high blood pressure.

DacusvilleSouth Carolina townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)18%15%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)17%15%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)43%40%35%
Depression (CDC PLACES)27%23%23%
32 measures vs. South Carolina
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
What stands outDacusvilleSC
More adults with COPD12.2%7.5%
More adults with heart disease9.7%6.8%
More smokers17.7%13.3%
Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital
7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dacusville

15pages on Dacusville
After high school

Colleges nearby

5 within 15 miles of the center of Dacusville

About Dacusville

Settlement in South Carolina, United States

Dacusville is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 399. Hester Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. Dacusville is located in the Greenville-Anderson Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,093 ft

Questions about Dacusville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Dacusville, SC a good place to live?

Dacusville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.