Newberry, South Carolina

Newberry, South Carolina
Motto: 
"The City of Friendly Folks."
Location of Newberry, South Carolina
Coordinates: 34°16′40″N 81°37′00″W / 34.27778°N 81.61667°W / 34.27778; -81.61667
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyNewberry
Area
 • Total
9.00 sq mi (23.30 km2)
 • Land8.99 sq mi (23.29 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
541 ft (165 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
10,691
 • Density1,188.9/sq mi (459.04/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29108
Area codes803, 839
FIPS code45-49570
GNIS feature ID2404369
Websitewww.cityofnewberry.com

Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, in the Piedmont 43 miles (69 kilometers) northwest of Columbia. The charter was adopted in 1894. As of the 2020 census, Newberry had a population of 10,691. It is the county seat of Newberry County; at one time it was called Newberry Courthouse.

Newberry became a city in 1976, but did not report the change to the Census Bureau for more than twenty-five years. As a result, the city was listed as a town in the 2000 census.

It is the home of Newberry College, a private liberal-arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.