Welcome to Ninety Six ...

The town of Ninety Six is located in Greenwood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ninety Six, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ninety Six has a population of 2,043 people<2> (see below for details).

Ninety Six is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Ninety Six: (864)

The ZIP code for Ninety Six: 29666<4>

Websites for Ninety Six ...

Official Website: www.townofninetysixsc.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ninety Six had an population of 2,043 people. This is an increase of 2.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ninety Six had a population of 1,998 people. This makes Ninety Six the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Ninety Six represents 0.04% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 120th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,998 people, the population of Ninety Six increased 3.2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,936 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ninety Six.

Communities near Ninety Six ...

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

• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>
• Saluda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Saluda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <5>
• Ware Shoals
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Shoals
  • Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <5>
• Cross Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill
  • Cross Hill is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Hill <5>
• Waterloo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <5>
• Silverstreet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Hodges
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
  • Hodges is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <5>
• Chappells
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappells
  • Chappells is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappells <5>
• Fairforest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
  • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
• Anglers Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
  • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County

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 Ninety Six. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ninety Six.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ninety Six. 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 Ninety Six.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ninety Six. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ninety Six.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ninety Six ...

Looking for more information about Ninety Six? 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 Ninety Six, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ninety Six.

Adding Ninety Six to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ninety Six 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 Ninety Six was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ninety Six post office opened in 1852.

We also found Ninety Six in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ninety Six.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ninety Six: www.townofninetysixsc.com/

The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/

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