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Whitney
South CarolinaCDP
Total population
3,685
Median home value
$157,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$51,275
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Whitney is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to the city of Spartanburg in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 4,409.
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Geography
The CDP is in central Spartanburg County and is bordered to the southwest by the city of Spartanburg. It is bordered to the west by South Carolina Highway 9, to the northwest by Interstate 85 Business, and the southeast by the Blue Ridge Subdivision railroad line of CSX Transportation. Besides Spartanburg, neighboring communities are Drayton to the southeast, Hilltop to the west, and Valley Falls to the northwest. U.S. Route 221 (Chesnee Highway) is the main road through Whitney. It leads southwest into Spartanburg and north to Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Lawsons Fork Creek runs through Whitney, flowing southeast toward the Pacolet River, a tributary of the Broad River.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Whitney, SC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,408
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves4,038
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4,000
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves3,858
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,708
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,290
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,289
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves3,132
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Dorman HighHigh · Roebuck · 3,808 students · 18.1:1 ratio
- Boiling Springs HighHigh · Boiling Springs · 2,671 students · 19.9:1 ratio
- Spartanburg HighHigh · Spartanburg · 2,056 students · 15.5:1 ratio
- High Point AcademyOther · Spartanburg · 1,251 students · 13.3:1 ratio
- Boiling Springs MiddleMiddle · Inman · 1,068 students · 17:1 ratio
- Fairforest MiddleMiddle · Spartanburg · 1,054 students · 14.8:1 ratio
- Rainbow Lake MiddleMiddle · Chesnee · 1,009 students · 15.8:1 ratio
- McCracken MiddleMiddle · Spartanburg · 926 students · 13:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.54 — 2025-08-234 km NNW of Coronaca, South Carolina
- M 3.04 — 2025-08-233 km N of Coronaca, South Carolina
- M 2.88 — 2025-08-233 km NNW of Coronaca, South Carolina
- M 2.73 — 2025-08-147 km N of Columbus, North Carolina
- M 2.53 — 2024-10-133 km NNW of Coronaca, South Carolina
- M 2.69 — 2022-12-080 km S of Laurel Park, North Carolina
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in South Carolina
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Whitney
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library