Fair Play | |
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![]() Location in Oconee County and the state of South Carolina. | |
Coordinates: 34°30′40″N 82°59′08″W / 34.51111°N 82.98556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Oconee, Anderson |
Area | |
• Total | 6.79 sq mi (17.59 km2) |
• Land | 6.77 sq mi (17.53 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
Elevation | 781 ft (238 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 704 |
• Density | 104.02/sq mi (40.16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 29643 |
FIPS code | 45-24730 |
GNIS feature ID | 2584531[2] |
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 2020 census, the population of Fair Play was 704.[4]
According to tradition, the name stems from an incident in which a bystander implored two brawling pioneers to "play fair".[5]