Official Name: | Ben Avon, South Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | South Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Ben Avon |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 34.9361°N -81.8789°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Spartanburg |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.68 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.67 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Area Total Km2: | 4.35 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.33 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 561.13 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 725 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 29302 (Spartanburg) |
Area Codes: | 864, 821 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 45-05545 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2807091 |
Population Total: | 2428 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1453.02 |
Ben Avon is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to the city of Spartanburg in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population as of 2020 was 2,428.[2]
The CDP is in eastern Spartanburg County and is bordered to the northwest by the city of Spartanburg. It is bordered to the south by unincorporated Camp Croft.
U.S. Route 176 (South Pine Street) is the main road through the community, leading northwest 3miles to the center of Spartanburg and southeast to Union. South Carolina Highway 9 runs with US 176 along South Pine Street but leads east-southeast to Chester. The W Line of the Norfolk Southern Railway forms the southern border of the CDP.
White alone (NH) | 1,492 | 61.45% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 721 | 29.70% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 4 | 0.16% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 55 | 2.27% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 6 | 0.25% | |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 77 | 3.17% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 73 | 3.01% | |
Total | 2,428 | 100.00% |