Greer, South Carolina
| Greer, South Carolina | |
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Downtown Greer, South Carolina
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Motto: "A Great Place to Live, Work, and Play" |
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 Location of Greer, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 34°55′49″N 82°13′30″W / 34.93028°N 82.22500°WCoordinates: 34°55′49″N 82°13′30″W / 34.93028°N 82.22500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| Counties | Greenville, Spartanburg |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council (weak mayor) |
| • Mayor | Rick Danner (current term expires December 31, 2019) |
| • City Administrator | Edward Driggers |
| • Number of City Council members | 6 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.76 sq mi (56.36 km2) |
| • Land | 19.99 sq mi (51.78 km2) |
| • Water | 1.77 sq mi (4.58 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 27,167 |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (480/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 29650-29652 |
| Area code(s) | 864 |
| FIPS code | 45-30985 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1245847 |
| Website | www.cityofgreer.org |
Motto: "A Great Place to Live, Work, and Play"
Greer is a city between Greenville and Spartanburg counties in the US state of South Carolina. The population was 27,167 as of 2013. Each day, more than three times that number of people pass through the city on the two highways which run through the city. The majority of the city is in Greenville County, and is part of the Greenville–Anderson–Mauldin Metropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the city's eastern portion is in Spartanburg County, and is part of the Spartanburg Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is additionally part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area in Upstate South Carolina.
Greer is adjacent to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), which serves Greenville, Spartanburg, and the Upstate. Greer is also the site of the only BMW manufacturing facility in North America. According to a June 2005 article in The Greenville News, BMW's Greer plant employs about 4,600 workers, and has attracted dozens of suppliers in South Carolina, providing jobs for more than 12,000 workers. Greer also is home to the South Carolina Inland Port, an intermodal facility that receives and sends containers by rail to the Port of Charleston.
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