| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 803 / 821 / 839 / 864 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:59 PM |
| Population: | 40,854 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 45071 |
| CBSA: | Newberry, SC |
| Land Area: | 784 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 19 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.2753, -81.5960 |
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40,854 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 784 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 40,403 to 40,854 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.1% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 29075 (Little Mountain, $75,884 median) and poorest ZIP 29108 (Newberry, $53,558) are 13.9 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.5× across this county — from $73,000 in 29178 (Whitmire) to $257,400 in 29075 (Little Mountain).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 29355 (Kinards) to 93 in 29108 (Newberry).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.4% bachelor's+ in 29037 (Chappells) to 33.0% in 29075 (Little Mountain) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within South Carolina, this is the #26 most populous of 46 counties and ranks #4 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,266 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,567 of 28,159 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29108 | Newberry | Standard | 19,585 | $53,558 | 211.1 | -5.1% |
| 29127 | Prosperity | Standard | 9,920 | $67,164 | 112.4 | 24.2% |
| 29178 | Whitmire | Standard | 3,280 | $60,241 | 150.4 | 2.9% |
| 29075 | Little Mountain | Standard | 2,848 | $75,884 | 42.5 | -22.9% |
| 29126 | Pomaria | Standard | 2,703 | $73,702 | 81.3 | 15.0% |
| 29037 | Chappells | Standard | 983 | $72,768 | 66.5 | 26.5% |
| 29355 | Kinards | Standard | 841 | $58,500 | 73.3 | -16.2% |
| 29145 | Silverstreet | Standard | 594 | $67,778 | 46.9 | -17.2% |
| 29122 | Peak | PO Box | 100 | $138,472 | 0.0 | 112.8% |