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29303 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 29303 covers Spartanburg, South Carolina, with a population of about 28,009 and a median household income of $45,713.

Population
28,009864 per square mile
Median age
30.28.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$45,71332% below the South Carolina median
Poverty rate
23.4%11 points above the US average
Typical home value
$211,635up 33.4% in five years
Median rent
$96814% below the South Carolina median
Degree or higher
12.3%22.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
48.4%16.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
851

Where 29303 is

Spartanburg, 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

Population28,009
Median age30.2
Family households61.2%
Born outside the US11.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.8%
White (non-Hispanic)42.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)36.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino16.1%
Veterans5.4%
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$45,713
Income per person$21,339
Poverty rate23.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.3%
$10–15k6.3%
$15–20k7.0%
$20–25k5.7%
$25–30k5.2%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k7.0%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k5.4%
$50–60k8.8%
$60–75k10.7%
$75–100k10.5%
$100–125k6.7%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k3.3%
$200k or more0.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,290
Mean adjusted gross income$41,430
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.8%
Returns, under $25k39.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k5.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$143,600
Median gross rent$968
Rent as a share of household income29.2%
Owner-occupied48.4%
Vacant homes13.4%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house60.6%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units8.3%
5 to 19 units8.3%
20 or more units8.6%
Mobile home12.7%
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$211,635as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 140.7%
Typical asking rent$1,382as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$211,635$72,678

$78,235 in 2003 to $211,635 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%
High school diploma or higher76.1%
Works from home4.8%
Drives to work alone76.7%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.9%
Health

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

Obesity40.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)18.9% 7.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.6% 0.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening79.8% 6.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.7% 5.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.3% 9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.8% 9.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.7% 4.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity30% 12.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.6% 7.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.8% 5.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.4% 3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.1% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14.7% 5.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.6% 7.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.3% 2.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments851
People employed30,266
Annual payroll$1,707,401,000
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 39.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss35.9 out of 100
Community resilience44.6 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.

Ice storm93.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave70.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane61Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide55Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado53.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind48.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather34.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave26.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought19.1Relatively 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$45,713$66,818$78,538
Income per person$21,339$37,993$43,289
Poverty rate23.4%14.2%12.4%
Median home value$143,600$236,700$303,400
Median gross rent$968$1,126$1,348
Homeownership48.4%71.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%31.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%5%5.2%
Works from home4.8%10%13.5%
Born outside the US11.3%5.6%13.9%
Median age30.240.138.7
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 stationSPARTANBURG 3 SSE, SC US8.1 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January54.1°F / 31.5°F4.34 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February58.5°F / 33.8°F3.77 in rain
March66°F / 39.8°F4.81 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April74.8°F / 47.3°F4.29 in rain
May81°F / 56°F3.92 in rain
June87°F / 64.6°F4.58 in rain
July90.1°F / 68.6°F3.97 in rain
August88.3°F / 67.8°F4.56 in rain
September83.4°F / 61.6°F3.65 in rain
October74.4°F / 49°F3.93 in rain
November63.8°F / 38.4°F3.72 in rain
December55.8°F / 33.6°F4.7 in rain, 0.2 in snow
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 supermarket44% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket44% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket41% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Spartanburg School District 634.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Spartanburg School District 734.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Spartanburg School District 231.1% 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 vulnerability74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability6.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

29333 Drayton, SC1.6 km away
29305 Spartanburg, SC3.7 km away
29319 Spartanburg, SC3.7 km away
29378 Una, SC5 km away
29301 Spartanburg, SC6.7 km away
29320 Arcadia, SC7.3 km away
29329 Converse, SC7.6 km away
29307 Spartanburg, SC7.8 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.

Spartanburg County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area32.44 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density864 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.9803, -81.9168

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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