Ninety Six, SC Road Trips
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Ninety Six, SC by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
2,635
Median Income
$53,438
Median Home Value
$114,000
Median Age
38.3
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Ninety Six, SC
Ninety Six is a town of 2,000 people (2020) in Upcountry South Carolina. Ninety Six benefits from tourism to its historic site and nearby state park, along with events such as the Festival of Stars, a Fourth of July celebration that is hosted yearly by the town.
The town was the site of a 28-day siege in 1781 during the Revolutionary War. The battlefield is now the Ninety Six National Historic Site, maintained by the National Park Service. There is much confusion about the name, "Ninety Six", and the true origin may never be known. Speculation has ranged from the mistaken belief that traders estimated it was 96 miles from here to the nearest Cherokee settlement of Keowee (it was about 78 miles); to a counting of creeks crossing the main road leading from Lexington, South Carolina, to Ninety-Six (a legend proved false); to an interpretation of a Welsh expression, nant-sych, meaning "dry gulch".
1 Ninety Six National Historic Site (Star Fort), 1103 Hwy 248 S (2 miles (3 km) south of the center of town), ☏ +1 864-543 4068. (updated Aug 2025) 2 Lake Greenwood State Park, 302 State Park Rd (5 miles (8 km) northeast of town), ☏ +1 864-543-3535. Dawn-dusk. $3. (updated Aug 2025)
The Festival of Stars is an annual Fourth of July celebration held belatedly by the town each year in late July. (The 2025 festival took place on July 25–28.) It is centered in the town's downtown area, particularly on Main Street, as well as in the Ninety Six Town Park, with the carnival rides typically being across from the park. It features a wide array of activities, including a live music show, carnival rides, a car show, food and craft vendors, a professional firework display.
Derick's Cafe, 118 Saluda St, ☏ +1 864-543-3512. M-F 11AM-8PM. $10-20 per person. (updated Aug 2025)
South Carolina Highway 34 passes through the town as its Main Street; it leads west 9 miles (14 km) to Greenwood, the county seat, and east 27 miles (43 km) to Newberry.
Travel tips adapted from Ninety Six on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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