Newberry County | |
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Coordinates: 34°17′24″N 81°35′59″W / 34.289881°N 81.599676°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
Founded | 1785 |
Named for | No records exist but likely named after a settler in the area or a suburb of London named Newberry.[1][2][3] |
Seat | Newberry |
Largest community | Newberry |
Area | |
• Total | 647.28 sq mi (1,676.4 km2) |
• Land | 630.29 sq mi (1,632.4 km2) |
• Water | 16.99 sq mi (44.0 km2) 2.62% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 37,719 |
• Density | 59.84/sq mi (23.10/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Newberry County is a county in the state of South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, 37,719 people lived there.[4] Its county seat is Newberry.[5]