Welcome to Newberry ...

The city of Newberry is located in Newberry County<1> and is the County Seat for Newberry County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newberry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Newberry has a population of 10,210 people<2> (see below for details).

Newberry is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Newberry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Newberry lies within the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Newberry: 29108<4>

Websites for Newberry ...

Official Website: www.cityofnewberry.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Newberry had an population of 10,210 people. This is a decrease of 0.65% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Newberry had a population of 10,277 people (which is 27.4% of the total population of Newberry County). This makes Newberry the county's most populous community.

The population of Newberry represents 0.22% of the total population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 37th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,277 people, the population of Newberry decreased 2.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,580 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Newberry.

Communities Also Named Newberry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Newberry - they are located in California, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newberry.

Communities near Newberry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newberry.

• Chapin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Chapin is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <5>
• Whitmire
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire
  • Whitmire is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitmire <5>
• Prosperity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
  • Prosperity is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosperity <5>
• Little Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
  • Little Mountain is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Mountain <5>
• Pomaria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria
  • Pomaria is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomaria <5>
• Silverstreet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
  • Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <5>
• Peak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
  • Peak is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <5>
• Chappells
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappells
  • Chappells is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappells <5>
• Jenkinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsville <5>
• Smyrna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Newberry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newberry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newberry. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newberry.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newberry. Our list includes 27 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Newberry.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newberry ...

Looking for more information about Newberry? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Newberry, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Newberry.

Adding Newberry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newberry in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Newberry was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Newberry on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newberry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Newberry: www.cityofnewberry.com/

The official website for Newberry County: www.newberrycounty.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/