| Official Name: | Whitney, South Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | South Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Whitney |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Coordinates: | 34.9806°N -81.9275°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Spartanburg |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.07 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.05 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.94 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.90 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 557.97 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 771 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 29303 (Spartanburg) |
| Area Code: | 864 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-77425 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2807094 |
| Population Total: | 4409 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1445.10 |
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.[2]
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.
| White alone (NH) | 2,037 | 46.20% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,392 | 31.57% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 9 | 0.20% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 124 | 2.81% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0.02% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 17 | 0.39% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 147 | 3.33% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 682 | 15.47% | |
| Total | 4,409 | 100.00% |