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Spartanburg

American  
[spahr-tn-burg] / ˈspɑr tnˌbɜrg /

noun

  1. a city in NW South Carolina.


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The central Florida metro of Ocala had the biggest population percentage gain in the U.S. last year, per Census estimates, followed by Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg, S.C.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Others growing at an above-average pace include Spartanburg, S.C., and Wilmington, N.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

In South Carolina, there are 138 cases, mostly in Spartanburg County.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

His father's family was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2025

“Zach says you’re from Spartanburg County, that your parents both died?”

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd