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Spartanburg, South Carolina

Spartanburg, South Carolina
Administration
Full nameSpartanburg, South Carolina
Official nameSpartanburg, South Carolina
Settlement typeCity
MottoService is Our Business
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountySpartanburg
Founded1831
Government
MayorJunie White
Geography
Total Area19.2 sq mi (49.7 km2)
Land Area19.2 sq mi (49.7 km2)
Water Area0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation807 ft (246 m)
Demography
Total Population37013 (2010)
Density (pop.)797.6/km2 (2066.3/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)284307
DemonymSpartans
Other information
Time zoneEastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP Code29301
Area code864
FIPS code45-68290 
GNIS feature ID1250982 

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Spartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located 98 mi (157.7 km) northwest of Columbia, 80 mi (128.7 km) west of Charlotte, and about 190 mi (305.8 km) northeast of Atlanta.

Spartanburg's population was 37,013 at the 2010 census. However, the urbanized area of the city is much larger: the Spartanburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, corresponding to Spartanburg County, had a population of 284,307 at the 2010 census, and the area is included in the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area (population 1,266,995 at the 2010 census).


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