Cities near Gaffney

Gaffney is a city of 12,566 inhabitants in United States. The most populous cities near Gaffney within 100 km are Charlotte, Gastonia, Rock Hill. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: 35.0718° Longitude: -81.6498° Population: 12,566 Timezone: America/New_York
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Nearby cities 38 cities found

Sorted by population, from largest to smallest. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

City Country Distance Population
Charlotte United States 75.3 km 911,311
Gastonia United States 47.1 km 74,543
Rock Hill United States 59.2 km 71,548
Greenville United States 72.1 km 64,579
Huntersville United States 82.4 km 52,704
Hickory United States 78.7 km 40,374
Spartanburg United States 29.1 km 37,867
Indian Trail United States 89.2 km 37,073
Mooresville United States 95.2 km 36,009
Matthews United States 84.4 km 30,678
Greer United States 54.6 km 28,365
Cornelius United States 85.3 km 28,092
Mint Hill United States 92.0 km 25,627
Mauldin United States 68.5 km 25,135
Taylors United States 61.2 km 21,617
Easley United States 90.8 km 20,765
Simpsonville United States 66.5 km 20,736
Wade Hampton United States 65.0 km 20,622
Shelby United States 26.6 km 20,189
Lenoir United States 94.2 km 17,888
Morganton United States 75.0 km 16,692
Stallings United States 87.7 km 15,270
Harrisburg United States 94.4 km 14,539
Berea United States 76.3 km 14,295
Gantt United States 76.8 km 14,229
Mount Holly United States 62.9 km 14,176
Five Forks United States 60.6 km 14,140
Hendersonville United States 78.7 km 13,814
Fort Mill United States 64.6 km 13,662
Waxhaw United States 84.2 km 13,495
Newton United States 77.0 km 13,035
Davidson United States 87.8 km 12,207
Parker United States 77.3 km 11,431
Lincolnton United States 57.3 km 10,900
Kings Mountain United States 34.0 km 10,760
Belmont United States 58.8 km 10,533
Weddington United States 81.1 km 10,531
Newberry United States 88.7 km 10,331

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