Greenville is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States, and its county seat. It is the sixth-most populous city in South Carolina with a population of 70,720 at the 2020 census, while the Greenville metropolitan area has an estimated 997,000 residents and is the largest metropolitan area in the state. Greenville is located approximately halfway between Atlanta and Charlotte along I-85; its metro area also includes I-185 and I-385. It is the anchor city of Upstate South Carolina, an economic and cultural region in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains with an estimated population of 1.63 million. Greenville was established in 1797 and incorporated in 1831. The city experienced early growth through the development of cotton mills and rail infrastructure, which positioned it as a key industrial hub in the Southeast. In recent decades, Greenville has shifted toward advanced manufacturing and automotive production.

Country: United States
State: South Carolina
County: Greenville
Incorporated (as a village): December 17, 1831
Named for: Nathanael Greene
Type: Council–manager
Mayor: Knox H. White (R)
City manager: Shannon Lavrin
Population (2020): 70,720
Rank: SC: 6th
Urban: 408,626 (US: 109th) (Greenville/Mauldin Urbanized Area Combined 568,132)
Metro: 996,680 (US: 57th)
Demonym(s): Greenvillian
Time zone: EST (UTC−5)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP Codes: 29601–29617
Area codes: 864, 821
FIPS code: 45-30850
GNIS feature ID: 2403750
Website: [greenvillesc.gov]
Official Website: http://www.greenvillesc.gov
Wikidata description: county seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Wikidata id: Q574192
Wikidata label: Greenville
Wikidata aliases: Array
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