Town guide

Welcome, South Carolina

Welcome is a community in Greenville County, South Carolina, home to about 6,527 people across 4.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29611.

Homes sold for a median of $181 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population6,5271,416 per sq mi
Median home value$206,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$181Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking15%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Welcome

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Welcome

Distances

Nearest major airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)89 miles away
Closer regional airportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Charlotte, NC95 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA536 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Welcome; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Welcome

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Welcome had 7,298 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.

It’s the 90th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.

Greenville County grew from 53,490 residents in 1900 to 525,534 in 2020.

Welcome population by census2000: 6,390, 2010: 6,668, 2020: 7,2986,39020006,66820107,2982020

Greenville County, 1900–2020

Greenville County population, 1900 to 20201900: 53,490, 1910: 68,377, 1920: 88,498, 1930: 117,009, 1940: 136,580, 1950: 168,152, 1960: 209,776, 1970: 240,546, 1980: 287,913, 1990: 320,167, 2000: 379,616, 2010: 451,225, 2020: 525,53453K’00’1088K’20’30137K’40’50210K’60’70288K’80’90380K’00’10526K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 50.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WelcomeJan: high 52°F, low 30°F, 4.4 in; Feb: high 56°F, low 33°F, 3.5 in; Mar: high 64°F, low 39°F, 4.3 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 47°F, 4.2 in; May: high 78°F, low 56°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 65°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 68°F, 4.6 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 68°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 62°F, 4 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 50°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 61°F, low 39°F, 4 in; Dec: high 54°F, low 33°F, 5.1 in52°30°Jan4.456°33°Feb3.564°39°Mar4.372°47°Apr4.278°56°May3.884°65°Jun4.487°68°Jul4.686°68°Aug4.480°62°Sep4.070°50°Oct3.961°39°Nov4.054°33°Dec5.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenville, SC weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Greenville County

266,065 jobs at 15,493 businesses in Greenville County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Greenville CountyHealth care and social assistance: 33,682 jobs; Manufacturing: 31,926 jobs; Retail trade: 30,103 jobs; Administrative and support: 28,004 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 27,888 jobs; Professional services: 22,211 jobs; Wholesale trade: 13,771 jobs; Finance and insurance: 12,520 jobsHealth care and social assistance 13% Manufacturing 12% Retail trade 11% Administrative and support 11% Hotels and restaurants 11% Professional services 8% Wholesale trade 5% Finance and insurance 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

201 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Welcome.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Francis-DowntownGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Greenville1.7 miles
  • Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Greenville3.0 miles
  • Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenChildren’s hospital · no emergency room · Greenville3.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors40
Specialist doctors20
Dentists19
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants57
Mental health providers29
Physical and occupational therapists30
Optometrists2
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies9

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Welcome

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Westside Park · 44 acres0.5 mi
  • Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park · 8 acres1.1 mi
  • Textile Heritage Park · 5 acres1.6 mi
  • Monaghan Park · 3 acres1.5 mi

Grocery stores (7 nearby)

  • Compare Foods0.1 mi
  • La Unica0.3 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter0.4 mi
  • ALDI0.4 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.2 mi
  • Parker Rd Drug Store1.5 mi

Libraries

  • Anderson Road Branch2.6 mi
  • Greenville County Library2.7 mi
  • Greenville County Library - Berea Branch4.7 mi
  • Mack Library4.9 mi
  • James Buchanan Duke Library5.0 mi

Museums

  • Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Baseball Library2.5 mi
  • Upcountry History Museum2.6 mi
  • Sigal Music Museum2.6 mi
  • The Greenville County Museum of Art2.8 mi
  • The Children's Museum of the Upstate2.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Leaf Institute of Art and Vocation2.5 mi
  • South Carolina Children's Theatre2.6 mi
  • The Warehouse Theatre2.6 mi
  • Centre Stage2.7 mi
  • TD Stage2.7 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Welcome

Public schools here are run by Greenville 01, SC Public Charter School District, Anderson 01. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Alexander ElementaryGreenvillePre-K–5494Public0.6 mi
Hollis AcademyGreenvillePre-K–5566Public1.8 mi
Legacy Early CollegeGreenvillePre-K–121,592Charter1.4 mi
Westcliffe ElementaryGreenvillePre-K–5323Public1.2 mi
Welcome ElementaryGreenvilleK–5642Public2.3 mi
Powdersville ElementaryGreenville3–5765Public4.4 mi
Powdersville MiddleGreenville6–8801Public4.5 mi
Tanglewood MiddleGreenville6–8652Public2.3 mi
Carolina Academy (High)Greenville9–12976Public2.9 mi
Powdersville HighGreenville9–121,024Public4.2 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Abundant Life Christian SchoolGreenvillePre-K–847Christian (no specific denomination)3.4 mi
St Anthony of Padua Catholic SchoolGreenvillePre-K–597Roman Catholic1.8 mi
Tabernacle Christian SchoolGreenvillePre-K–12116Baptist1.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Parker, Berea, Powdersville, Judson, Greenville and City View.

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