Upstate South Carolina
Although loosely defined among locals, the general definition includes the 10 counties of the commerce-rich I-85 corridor in the northwest corner of South Carolina.This definition coincided with the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area, as first defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 2015.After BMW's initial investment, foreign companies, including others from Germany, have a substantial presence in the Upstate; several large corporations have established regional, national, or continental headquarters in the area.Ten counties are included in the Upstate of South Carolina: Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Pickens, Oconee, Greenwood, Laurens, Cherokee, Union, Abbeville.[citation needed] According to the Bob Jones University, its Museum and Gallery constitutes the largest collection of religious art in the Western Hemisphere.In fact, the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson MSA was ranked seventh in the nation by site consultants considering the top markets for economic development.The Upstate is part of the vastly larger Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson-Asheville designated market area, which extends into western North Carolina and northeastern Georgia.
Upstate New YorkGreenvilleSpartanburgCity of GreenvilleCity of SpartanburgSouth CarolinaAndersonMauldinEasleyClemsonGaffneyGreenwoodSeneca(39th)Time zoneUTC−5UTC−4Area codesI-85 corridorCombined Statistical AreaAtlantaCharlotteCharlanta megaregionPickensOconeeLaurensCherokeeAbbevilleGreenville CountySpartanburg CountyAnderson CountyPickens CountyOconee CountyGreenwood CountyLaurens CountyCherokee CountyUnion CountyAbbeville Countymetropolitan statistical areasmicropolitan statistical areasGreenville–Andersonprincipal citiesSimpsonvilleTaylorsWade HamptonFountain Inn, South CarolinaClemson UniversityFive ForksParkerBoiling SpringsBeltonChesneeClintonLandrumLibertyTravelers RestWalhallaWellfordWestminsterWoodruffBlacksburgCalhoun FallsCampobelloCarlisleCentralCentral PacoletCowpensCross HillDonaldsDue WestDuncanGray CourtHodgesHonea PathJonesvilleLockhartLowndesvilleNinety SixNorrisPacoletPelzerPendletonReidvilleSix MileWare ShoalsWaterlooWest UnionWest PelzerWilliamstonAntrevilleArcadiaBradleyBuffaloCentervilleCity ViewCliftonCokesburyConverseCoronacaCross AnchorDuneanEast GaffneyEnoreeFair PlayFairforestFingervilleGlendaleGolden GroveGramlingHomeland ParkInman MillsJoannaJudsonLake SecessionMonarch MillMountvilleNorthlakePiedmontPowdersvillePrincetonPromised LandRoebuckSans SouciSlater-MariettaSouthern ShopsStartex