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29207 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 29207 covers Columbia, South Carolina, with a population of about 9,289 and a median household income of $66,875.

Population
9,289142 per square mile
Median age
20.718 points below the US average
Median household income
$66,875about the South Carolina median
Median home value
$168,80029% below the South Carolina median
Degree or higher
41.4%6.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
52

Where 29207 is

Columbia, 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

Population9,289
Median age20.7
Born outside the US8.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home23.1%
White (non-Hispanic)43.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)21.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.4%
Hispanic or Latino24.2%
Veterans1.4%
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

Median household income$66,875
Income per person$23,709
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$168,800
Median year built2004
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%
High school diploma or higher98.9%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone8.7%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity25.5% 7.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes3.2% 8.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure14.8% 19.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.5% 7.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis6.6% 18.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking24.4% 8.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication36.5% 38.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)1.2% 6.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.3% 7.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening68.1% 17.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.4% 5.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.1% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.2% 4.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability2.7% 4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol17.1% 19.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness43.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.8% 5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability4.3% 9.7 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 disability1.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.6% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments52
People employed1,542
Annual payroll$73,725,000
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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 2.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss4.1 out of 100
Community resilience53.3 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.

Drought73.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide65Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane56.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather21.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind18.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning15.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm12.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake12.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding2Relatively 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$66,875$66,818$78,538
Income per person$23,709$37,993$43,289
Poverty rate14.2%12.4%
Median home value$168,800$236,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,126$1,348
Homeownership71.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%31.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%5%5.2%
Works from home0%10%13.5%
Born outside the US8.3%5.6%13.9%
Median age20.740.138.7
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 stationCOLUMBIA OWENS DWTN AP, SC US7.6 km away
Rain in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January57.2°F / 37°F3.41 in rain
February61°F / 39.6°F3.27 in rain
March68.8°F / 45.6°F3.48 in rain
April77.2°F / 53.4°F2.7 in rain
May84.1°F / 62.1°F2.95 in rain
June90.1°F / 69.9°F4.77 in rain
July93.2°F / 73.3°F4.8 in rain
August91.3°F / 72.3°F4.65 in rain
September86.2°F / 67.4°F4.33 in rain
October77°F / 55.5°F3.07 in rain
November67°F / 43.9°F2.78 in rain
December59.5°F / 39.1°F3.47 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 supermarket9% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Richland School District 2100% 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

29206 Columbia, SC1.4 km away
29215 Columbia, SC3.3 km away
29219 Columbia, SC3.3 km away
29221 Columbia, SC3.3 km away
29222 Columbia, SC3.3 km away
29224 Columbia, SC3.3 km away
29226 Columbia, SC3.3 km away
29227 Columbia, SC3.3 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.

Richland County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area65.57 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq mi
Population density142 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.0197, -80.9391

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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