Seneca, South Carolina

Seneca, South Carolina
Seneca City Hall
Motto: 
"City of Smiles, City with Style"
Location in Oconee County and the state of South Carolina.
Coordinates: 34°40′55″N 82°57′36″W / 34.68194°N 82.96000°W / 34.68194; -82.96000
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyOconee
Area
 • Total
8.30 sq mi (21.49 km2)
 • Land8.24 sq mi (21.35 km2)
 • Water0.054 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
8,850
 • Density1,073.7/sq mi (414.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
29672, 29678, 29679
Area codes864, 821
FIPS code45-65095
GNIS feature ID2405444
Websitewww.seneca.sc.us

Seneca is a city in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Seneca had a population of 8,850. It is the principal city of the Seneca Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Oconee County, and is part of the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Combined Statistical Area. Seneca was named for the nearby Cherokee town of Isunigu, which English colonists knew as "Seneca Town".