Greenville | |
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Nickname(s): G-Vegas,[1] GVL | |
Coordinates: 34°50′40″N 82°23′8″W / 34.84444°N 82.38556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Greenville |
Incorporated (as a village) | December 17, 1831[2] |
Named for | Nathanael Greene |
Government | |
• Mayor | Knox H. White (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 30.02 sq mi (77.76 km2) |
• Land | 29.80 sq mi (77.17 km2) |
• Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.58 km2) 0.77% |
• Urban | 320 sq mi (830 km2) |
• Metro | 2,790 sq mi (7,220 km2) |
Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 70,720 |
• Estimate (2023) | 72,824 |
• Rank | SC: 6th |
• Density | 2,373.39/sq mi (916.37/km2) |
• Urban | 387,271 (US: 109th) |
• Urban density | 1,477.2/sq mi (570.3/km2) |
• Metro | 975,480 (US: 57th) |
Demonym | Greenvillian |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 29601–29617 |
Area code | 864 |
FIPS code | 45-30850 |
GNIS feature ID | 1245842[4] |
Website | www |
Greenville (/ˈɡriːnvɪl/ GREEN-vil; locally /ˈɡriːnvəl/ GREEN-vəl) is a city in and the county seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. With a population of 70,720 at the 2020 census, it is the sixth-most populous city in the state.[7] The Greenville metropolitan area had 928,195 residents in 2020 and is the second-largest metro area in South Carolina. Greenville is the anchor city of Upstate South Carolina, an economic and cultural region with an estimated population of 1.59 million as of 2023.[6]
Greenville was established in 1797 and incorporated in 1831. It is located approximately halfway between Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, along Interstate 85; its metro area also includes Interstates 185 and 385. Numerous companies have offices within the city, such as Michelin, Prisma Health, Bon Secours, and Duke Energy.[8]
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