Greenville is a city in South Carolina, United States. Bob Jones University is in Greenville. Greenville is in the Blue Ridge region of the state and is the county seat of Greenville County. As of 2020, there were 70,720 people living in the city,[5] and 387,271 people living in the urban area.
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 Clockwise from top left: Downtown Greenville, Furman University Bell Tower, Falls Park on the Reedy, Reedy River, Peace Center |
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| Coordinates: 34°50′40″N 82°23′8″W |
| Country | United States |
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| State | South Carolina |
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| County | Greenville |
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| Incorporated (as a village) | December 17, 1831[2] |
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| Named for | Nathanael Greene |
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| • Total | 30.02 sq mi (77.76 km2) |
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| • Land | 29.80 sq mi (77.17 km2) |
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| • Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.58 km2) 0.77% |
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| • Urban | 320 sq mi (830 km2) |
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| • Metro | 2,790 sq mi (7,220 km2) |
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| Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
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| • Total | 70,720 |
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| • Rank | 6th in South Carolina |
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| • Density | 2,381.9/sq mi (919.7/km2) |
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| • Urban | 387,271 (US: 109th) |
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| • Urban density | 1,477.2/sq mi (570.3/km2) |
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| • Metro | 928,195 (US: 59th) |
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| • CSA | 1,511,905 (US: 38th) |
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| Demonym | Greenvillian |
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| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
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| ZIP Codes | 29601–29617 |
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| Area code | 864 |
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| FIPS code | 45-30850 |
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| GNIS feature ID | 1245842[4] |
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| Website | www.greenvillesc.gov |
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