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Spartanburg | |
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 Top, left to right: Spartanburg skyline, Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Wofford College, Daniel Morgan Monument, Chapman Cultural Center | |
 Seal  Logo | |
| Nickname(s): The Hub City, Sparkle City, The Burg | |
| Motto: "Always Doing" | |
 Location in South Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′48″N 81°55′39″W / 34.94667°N 81.92750°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Carolina |
| County | Spartanburg |
| Founded | 1787[1] |
| Incorporated | 1831 |
| Named for | The Spartan Regiment[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jerome Rice[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.37 sq mi (52.75 km2) |
| • Land | 20.25 sq mi (52.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) 0.54% |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 38,732 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 38,584 |
| • Rank | 11th in South Carolina |
| • Density | 1,912.41/sq mi (738.37/km2) |
| • Urban | 196,943 (US: 198th) |
| • Urban density | 1,088.1/sq mi (420.1/km2) |
| • Metro | 383,327 (US: 144th) |
| Demonym | Spartans |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Codes | 29301–29307 |
| Area code | 864 |
| FIPS code | 45-68290 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1250982[5] |
| Website | www |
Spartanburg is a city in and the seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.[9] The city had a population of 38,732 as of the 2020 census, making it the 11th-most populous city in the state.[10] For a time, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) grouped Spartanburg and Union counties together as the Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, but the OMB now defines the Spartanburg, SC MSA as only Spartanburg County.[11]
Spartanburg is the second-largest city in the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 1,590,636 in 2023.[8] It is part of a ten-county region of northwestern South Carolina known as "The Upstate", and is located 98 miles (158 km) northwest of Columbia, 80 miles (130 km) west of Charlotte, North Carolina, and about 190 miles (310 km) northeast of Atlanta, Georgia.
Spartanburg is the home of Wofford College, Converse University, Spartanburg Community College, and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and the area is home to USC Upstate, Sherman College of Chiropractic and Spartanburg Methodist College. It is also the site of headquarters for Denny's.
- ^ "SCPL Historical Digital Collections". Spartanburg County Public Libraries. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "A Brief History of Spartanburg". Visitspartanburg.com. June 25, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ Wen, Eva (January 11, 2022). "New Spartanburg mayor and council sworn in as the city gets ready for a new year". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spartanburg, South Carolina
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- ^ a b "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 18-04: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. September 14, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
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