Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg | |
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Top, left to right: Spartanburg skyline, Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Wofford College, Daniel Morgan Monument, Chapman Cultural Center | |
| 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 |
| Incorporated | 1831 |
| Named after | The Spartan Regiment |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jerome Rice |
| 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 (2020) | |
• Total | 38,732 |
• Estimate (2023) | 39,040 |
| • 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, 29316, 29319 |
| Area codes | 864, 821 |
| FIPS code | 45-68290 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1250982 |
| Website | www |
Spartanburg is a city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city had a population of 38,732 as of the 2020 census, making it the 11th-most populous city in the state. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) groups Spartanburg and Union counties together as the Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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. 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 Denny's corporate headquarters.