Five Forks is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States.

[9] The area was still very rural into the early 1990s before rapid growth made it a destination for shopping, restaurants, and entertainment.

[11] In April 2019, an EF1 tornado was confirmed to have touched down, beginning in Simpsonville and ending its path in Five Forks.

The plan had been developed since 2018 by a committee of Five Forks residents to address heavy traffic, loss of trees, and inconsistent growth, and covers commercial design, environmental protection, and goals for residential control.

[9] All three county council members who represent parts of Five Forks support the plan, and no one spoke against it at a public hearing in May 2021.

The county's addition of overlay districts, as suggested by the plan, would legally govern future development in Five Forks.

[17] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,737 people, 5,627 households, and 5,029 families residing in the CDP.

[13] Public education in Five Forks is administered by the Greenville County School District.

[22] Five Forks is governed by Greenville County, whose 12-member council includes three who represent portions of the CDP: Butch Kirven,[23] Dan Tripp,[24] and Chris Harrison.