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Greer score: 34/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Greer safe? United States travel risk

Is Greer safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Greer scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Greer scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Greer: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 34 is higher than 25% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Geographically located in South Carolina (34.9330° N, 82.2313° W), Greer sits 640.1 km NE from Washington at 312 m elevation.

Region
South Carolina
Coordinates
34.9330° N, 82.2313° W
Elevation
312 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
39,191
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Atlanta (239.5 km WSW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) 4.3 km SSE
Hospital Care Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital 1.9 km SW
Police Station Greer Police Department 0.7 km NNE
Railway Terminal Greenville 18.6 km WSW

Adjacent Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: March (127 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 10° 12° 17° 21° 26° 30° 31° 30° 28° 23° 16° 11°
Low °C 1° 2° 5° 10° 14° 19° 21° 21° 18° 12° 6° 2°
Rain mm 111 101 127 96 81 96 109 118 101 60 96 123

Normals: Greenville (16.3 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Greenville 22
16.3 km SW
Mauldin 15
18.0 km SSW
Gantt 10
22.8 km SW
Spartanburg 15
27.9 km E
Asheville 15
76.7 km NNW
Gastonia 15
101.5 km ENE

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy