Greenville, South Carolina

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Greenville, South Carolina
— City —
Location in South Carolina Nicknames: G-Vegas
Coordinates: 34°50′40″N 82°23′8″W / 34.84444°N 82.38556°W / 34.84444; -82.38556Coordinates: 34°50′40″N 82°23′8″W / 34.84444°N 82.38556°W / 34.84444; -82.38556
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Greenville
Founded	1831
Government
• Mayor	Knox White
Area
• City	26.1 sq mi (67.7 km²)
• Land	26.1 sq mi (67.5 km²)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.23%
Elevation	1,007 ft (307 m)
Population (2010)
• City	400,492
• Density	2,148.0/sq mi (829.4/km²)
• Urban	400,492
• Metro	824,112
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	29601-29617
Area code(s)	864
FIPS code	45-30850^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1245842^[2]
Website	www.greatergreenville.com

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 2010, it had an urban population of 400,492.

References [change]

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Other websites [change]

Greenville website

v t e State of South Carolina

Columbia (capital)

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