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Fair Play, South Carolina

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Oconee, Anderson

ZIP codes
  
29643

Elevation
  
248 m

Population
  
687 (2010)

State
  
South Carolina

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

FIPS code
  
45-24730

Zip code
  
29643

Local time
  
Sunday 12:03 AM

Fair Play, South Carolina

Weather
  
7°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 81% Humidity

Area
  
17.51 km² (17.46 km² Land / 5 ha Water)

Fair Play is a census-designated place located in Oconee County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. A small portion of the CDP extends into Anderson County. As of the 2010 census, the population of Fair Play was 687.

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Map of Fair Play, SC 29643, USA

According to tradition, the name stems from an incident in which a bystander implored two brawling pioneers to "play fair".

Geography

Fair Play is located in the southern corner of Oconee County, which occupies the northwestern corner of South Carolina. The CDP extends from the town center south to Lake Hartwell, a large reservoir on the South Carolina–Georgia line. Interstate 85 passes through the CDP, with access via exits 2 and 4. Greenville, South Carolina, is 44 miles (71 km) to the northeast, and Atlanta, Georgia, is 100 miles (160 km) to the southwest.

References

Fair Play, South Carolina Wikipedia