Newberry County, South Carolina
11 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 38,435
- Median household income
- $61,780
- ±2,811
- Unemployed
- 4.4%
- 782 of 17,576 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.6%
- 12,961 of 15,325 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Newberry | 37,996 (2021) | Po Box 156, Newberry | — |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Newberry | 10,487 (2021) | 1330 College St, Newberry | Website |
| Town of Little Mountain | 250 (2021) | Po Box 154, Little Mountain | — |
| Town of Peak | 51 (2021) | Po Box 33, Peak | — |
| Town of Pomaria | 130 (2021) | Po Box 127, Pomaria | — |
| Town of Prosperity | 1,194 (2021) | Po Box 36, Prosperity | Website |
| Town of Silverstreet | 164 (2021) | Po Box 107, Silverstreet | — |
| Town of Whitmire | 1,411 (2021) | 95 Main St, Whitmire | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 737, Newberry | — |
| Newberry County Water and Sewer Authority | Sewerage and water supply | 13903 C R Koon Hwy, Newberry | Website |
| Newberry County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 719 Kendall Rd, Newberry | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Newberry 01
School district14 schools
3419 Main Street, Newberry, SC, 29108
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Fairfield Farmers and Artisans Market (Winnsboro)
Ashland United Methodist Church Farmers Market (2600 Ashland Rd Columbia) · Columbia State Farmers Market (3483 Charleston Highway West Columbia) · Lexington Farmers' Market (Lexington) · and 1 more
Trinity Episcopal Church Farmers Market (1100 Sumter Street Columbia) · Ebenezer Lutheran Church Farmers Market (1310 Richland Street Columbia) · Washington Street United Church Farmers Market (1401 Bull Street Columbia) · and 15 more
Union County Farm & Craft Market (Union)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.