Arial

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Arial

Total population

1,919

Median home value

$181,300

15.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$54,286

Arial$54k

National$74k

Elevation329 m

Land area12.12 km²

Weather68°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates34.85°, -82.64°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Arial is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Arial, SC from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Joseph E. Brown

American politician (1821–1894)

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Earle Morris, Jr.

American politician (1928-2011)

Benjamin Franklin Perry

American politician (1805-1886)

Shoeless Joe Jackson

American baseball player (1887–1951)

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Elijah Webb Chastain

Confederate Army officer (1813-1874)

Tilghman Howard

American politician (1797-1844)

William Edward Barton

U.S. Representative from Missouri, cousin of Courtney Walker Hamlin

B

Bobby Baker

American political advisor (1928-2017)

Browning Bryant

American singer

Charles H. Barker

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

E

E. Allison Hagood

American psychologist

F

Fred Chapman

American baseball player (1916-1997)

George H. McKee

United States Air Force general

R

Rob Stanifer

American baseball player

S

Stanley Morgan

American football player (born 1955)

Wes Knight

American soccer player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Carolina

• Pickens
  4.8 mi away
• Liberty
  5.1 mi away
• Dacusville
  7.6 mi away · pop. 198
• Norris
  8.4 mi away
• Cateechee
  9.6 mi away
• Six Mile
  10 mi away
• Central
  11.4 mi away
• Sans Souci
  12.7 mi away
• Piedmont
  13.8 mi away · pop. 5,462
• Clemson
  14.8 mi away
• Keowee Key
  15.5 mi away
• Slater-Marietta
  15.7 mi away

Browse all places in South Carolina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 226 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

common yucca

Yucca filamentosa

Seen 2026-09-17

Joro Spider

Trichonephila clavata

Seen 2026-09-17

Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

Seen 2026-09-16

eastern gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Seen 2026-09-16

Green-spored Parasol

Chlorophyllum molybdites

Seen 2026-09-15

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Seen 2026-09-14

Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Atteva aurea

Seen 2026-09-13

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-13

Gulf Fritillary

Dione vanillae

Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).