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29152 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 29152 covers Shaw Afb, South Carolina, with a population of about 2,012.

Population
2,012394 per square mile
Median age
23.115.6 points below the US average
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Median rent
$1,3771.2× the South Carolina median
Degree or higher
51.4%16.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
4.9%60.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
54

Where 29152 is

Shaw Afb, South Carolina — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,012
Median age23.1
Family households76.8%
Born outside the US3.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.2%
White (non-Hispanic)59.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino18.1%
Veterans13.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person$31,892
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.3%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k8.5%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k4.5%
$35–40k11.7%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k6.2%
$50–60k4.9%
$60–75k13.0%
$75–100k8.2%
$100–125k3.1%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k2.6%
$200k or more16.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed910
Mean adjusted gross income$45,942
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k34.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k36.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$1,377
Rent as a share of household income24.4%
Owner-occupied4.9%
Vacant homes14%
Median year built2011

What the homes are

Detached house21.8%
Attached house35.4%
2 to 4 units21.1%
20 or more units16.4%
Mobile home5.3%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.4%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home9.4%
Drives to work alone69.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more1.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity33% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes3.5% 8.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure16.2% 17.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.8% 8.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis8.7% 16.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking23.6% 7.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication43.5% 31.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)1.8% 5.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.4% 6.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening74.3% 11.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening54.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.6% 4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.7% 7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.8% 1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.3% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability2.7% 4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol19.4% 16.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability4.4% 9.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.9% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.6% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.4% 5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1% 2.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments54
People employed533
Annual payroll$50,455,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 19.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss32.2 out of 100
Community resilience35.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane81.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought73.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail71.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide63.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado51.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave49.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave47.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding11.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with South Carolina and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPSouth CarolinaUnited States
Median household income$66,818$78,538
Income per person$31,892$37,993$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%14.2%12.4%
Median home value$236,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,377$1,126$1,348
Homeownership4.9%71.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.4%31.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.9%5%5.2%
Works from home9.4%10%13.5%
Born outside the US3.3%5.6%13.9%
Median age23.140.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSUMTER, SC US2.3 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January55.1°F / 32.8°F3.78 in rain, 0.3 in snow
February58.5°F / 35°F3.47 in rain
March66.3°F / 40.9°F3.67 in rain
April74.7°F / 49.6°F3.4 in rain
May81.2°F / 57.8°F3.78 in rain
June87.3°F / 65.9°F5.05 in rain
July90.2°F / 69.6°F5.75 in rain
August88.5°F / 68.4°F4.92 in rain
September83.4°F / 62.9°F4.36 in rain
October74.4°F / 50.9°F3.88 in rain
November64.8°F / 40°F2.94 in rain
December57.4°F / 35°F3.83 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Sumter County Consolidated School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

29150 Sumter, SC1.4 km away
29153 Sumter, SC3.3 km away
29151 Sumter, SC3.8 km away
29154 Sumter, SC7.1 km away
29104 Mayesville, SC11.9 km away
29168 Wedgefield, SC14.7 km away
29040 Dalzell, SC15.6 km away
29051 Gable, SC20.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Sumter County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.1 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density394 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.9204, -80.3415

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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