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29161 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 29161 covers Timmonsville, South Carolina, with a population of about 10,114 and a median household income of $47,923.

Population
10,11475 per square mile
Median age
44.15.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$47,92328% below the South Carolina median
Poverty rate
18.7%6.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$178,544up 35% in five years
Median rent
$89720% below the South Carolina median
Degree or higher
16.4%18.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
69%4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
133

Where 29161 is

Timmonsville, 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

Population10,114
Median age44.1
Family households63.5%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)51.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)44.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2%
Veterans5.7%
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

Median household income$47,923
Income per person$28,045
Poverty rate18.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.6%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k5.2%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k9.8%
$35–40k6.2%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k5.8%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k11.5%
$75–100k9.2%
$100–125k5.0%
$125–150k2.5%
$150–200k3.9%
$200k or more6.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,530
Mean adjusted gross income$51,709
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.8%
Returns, under $25k37.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.3%
Returns, $200k or more1.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$126,200
Median gross rent$897
Rent as a share of household income29.6%
Owner-occupied69%
Vacant homes17.5%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house53.3%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units3.8%
5 to 19 units0.7%
Mobile home41.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$178,544as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 12.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$178,544$80,157

$84,498 in 2006 to $178,544 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%
High school diploma or higher85.4%
Works from home3.9%
Drives to work alone88.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.4%
Health

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

Obesity42.2% 8.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.5% 10.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.3% 1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82% 7.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.7% 6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.8% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.7% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments133
People employed4,289
Annual payroll$349,298,000
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 60.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss52.7 out of 100
Community resilience62.3 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.

Hurricane90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire88.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake75.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm72.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave72.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind71.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave52.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41.1Relatively Moderate 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$47,923$66,818$78,538
Income per person$28,045$37,993$43,289
Poverty rate18.7%14.2%12.4%
Median home value$126,200$236,700$303,400
Median gross rent$897$1,126$1,348
Homeownership69%71.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%31.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%5%5.2%
Works from home3.9%10%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%5.6%13.9%
Median age44.140.138.7
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 stationELLIOTT 0.8 NW, SC US21.4 km away

Average high and low by month

January56.8°F / 33.4°F
February59.4°F / 36.5°F
March67°F / 41°F
April74.7°F / 50.4°F
May82.2°F / 58.8°F
June87.4°F / 67.1°F
July90.6°F / 70.6°F
August88.8°F / 69.9°F
September84.5°F / 62.8°F
October75.8°F / 51.8°F
November66.3°F / 41.6°F
December58.7°F / 36.7°F
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 supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket26% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Florence School District 175.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Darlington County School District24.3% 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 vulnerability54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

29541 Effingham, SC13.5 km away
29080 Lynchburg, SC15.8 km away
29069 Lamar, SC17.4 km away
29501 Florence, SC17.7 km away
29502 Florence, SC17.9 km away
29114 Olanta, SC19.3 km away
29046 Elliott, SC20.8 km away
29530 Coward, SC21.1 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.

Florence County75.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Darlington County24.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area135.19 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq mi
Population density75 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.1012, -79.9378

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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