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Greenville, SC

Greenville, South Carolina
City
City of Greenville
Clockwise from top left: Downtown Greenville, Peace Center, Reedy River, Furman University, Falls Park on the Reedy
Clockwise from top left: Downtown Greenville, Peace Center, Reedy River, Furman University, Falls Park on the Reedy
Official seal of Greenville, South Carolina
Seal
Official logo of Greenville, South Carolina
Logo
Greenville is located in South Carolina
Greenville
Greenville
Location within South Carolina
Coordinates: 34°50′40″N 82°23′8″W / 34.84444°N 82.38556°W / 34.84444; -82.38556Coordinates: 34°50′40″N 82°23′8″W / 34.84444°N 82.38556°W / 34.84444; -82.38556
Country  United States of America
State  South Carolina
County Greenville
Founded 1831
Government
 • Mayor Knox H. White (R)
Area
 • City 26.1 sq mi (67.6 km2)
 • Land 26.0 sq mi (67.3 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.4%
 • Urban 320 sq mi (830 km2)
 • Metro 2,790 sq mi (7,220 km2)
Elevation 966 ft (294 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 58,409
 • Estimate (2015) 64,579
 • Rank SC: 6th
 • Density 2,474/sq mi (955.3/km2)
 • Urban 400,492 (US: 93rd)
 • MSA (2015) 874,869 (US: 63rd)
 • CSA (2015) 1,426,625 (US: 40th)
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP codes 29601-29617
Area code 864
FIPS code 45-30850
GNIS feature ID 1245842
Website www.greenvillesc.gov

Greenville (/ˈɡrnvɪl/; locally /ˈɡrnvəl/) is the county seat of Greenville County in the upstate region of the state of South Carolina, in the United States. The city's mayor is Knox White, who has served as the mayor of Greenville since December 1995. With a population of 64,579 as of 2015, it is the sixth-largest municipality in the state. The population of the surrounding area was 400,492 as of 2010, making it the third-largest urban area in South Carolina as well as the fastest growing. Greenville is the largest city in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The MSA had a population of 874,869 in 2015, making it the largest in South Carolina and the third largest in the Carolinas.

Greenville is the largest city in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area. According to United States Census Bureau, the CSA had a population of 1,426,625 as of 2015, making it the largest CSA in the state. The CSA, a 10-county region of northwestern South Carolina, is known as "The Upstate". Greenville is located approximately halfway between Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina along Interstate 85, and its metropolitan area also includes Interstates 185 and 385.


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