Ninety Six South Carolina Map

About Ninety Six, South Carolina

Ninety Six is a locality in Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,076. The population density is 439.9 people per km². Ninety Six is located at 34.1751°N, 82.0240°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ninety Six is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29666.

Ninety Six emerges from the red clay of the South Carolina piedmont where the Kate Fowler Branch carves a quiet, persistent path through the low-lying woodland. It lies 8.0 miles east of Greenwood, SC (from Greenwood, SC: bearing 100°T), and is situated 18.8 miles northwest of Saluda. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to press against the pines, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains remains a faint memory on the far horizon. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, dusty shafts, illuminating the quiet grounds of Ninety Six Park where the earth still bears the subtle indentations of a long-abandoned star-shaped fortification. Only two miles distant, the surface of Star Fort Pond reflects the changing sky with a glassy, dark composure, undisturbed by the modern world beyond its banks.

Ninety Six carries the weight of a complex colonial past, serving as a vital crossroads where trade routes once converged before the skirmishes of the American Revolution altered the trajectory of the frontier. The local economy has shifted away from the early agrarian reliance on indigo and cotton, moving toward a quieter, steady pace defined by modest industry and the preservation of its historical landscape. Residents navigate their daily routines amidst the quiet echoes of a former trading post, where the soil itself feels dense with the remnants of eighteenth-century commerce and conflict. Life in Ninety Six continues with a measured, deliberate gravity, as if the land requires a certain patience from those who dwell upon its ancient, iron-rich foundation.

About This Ninety Six Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ninety Six, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.175127, -82.024007. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Ninety Six includes the ZIP code (29666), telephone area code (864), county seat of Greenwood County (Greenwood), and school district assignment (Greenwood School District 52).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.