Seneca, South Carolina
Seneca, South Carolina | |
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Seneca City Hall | |
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Flag Seal | |
| 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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Oconee |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.30 sq mi (21.49 km2) |
| • Land | 8.24 sq mi (21.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 915 ft (279 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,850 |
| • Density | 1,073.7/sq mi (414.55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 29672, 29678, 29679 |
| Area codes | 864, 821 |
| FIPS code | 45-65095 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405444 |
| Website | www |
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".