Community Description
Short Description: Newberry is 11 miles west of Gainesville and 80 miles from Jacksonville. The community developed when phosphate deposits were discovered at the city's present site about 1890. The first post office and the town of Newton were established. It was re-named for Newberry, South Carolina in March 1894. It prospered as a railway and mining center, serving as the southern terminus for the Jacksonville and Southern Railway. The city also had a tung oil industry in the 1930s.
The annual budget is approximately $3 million with over 50 full-time employees.
Community events include the annual Watermelon Festival held each June.
Nearby communities include Archer (9.5 miles), High Springs (13 miles), Alachua (13 miles), Bronson (13 miles), Trenton (14.5 miles), Gainesville (19 miles) and Bell (19 miles).
Population: 3,960
Year of Incorporation: 1908
Location: North Central Florida
Median Home Price: $121,560
Tax Rate: 4.00
Taxes Levied (per capita): $155.86
Total Area: 2.21 square miles
City Hall:
25440 West Newberry Rd, PO Box 369
Newberry, FL 32669
352.472.2161; 352.472.7026 Fax
Chamber of Commerce:
PO Box 495, Newberry, FL 32669
352.472.6611; 352.472.2030 Fax
Library: Newberry Branch Library
110 South Seaboard Dr, Newberry, FL 32669
352.472.1135
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