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29316 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 29316 covers Boiling Springs, South Carolina, with a population of about 31,874 and a median household income of $75,808.

Population
31,8741,461 per square mile
Median age
353.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$75,8081.1× the South Carolina median
Poverty rate
10.4%2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$284,464up 28.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,133about the South Carolina median
Degree or higher
26.4%8.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.1%14.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
474

Where 29316 is

Boiling Springs, 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

Population31,874
Median age35
Family households75.6%
Born outside the US11%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.4%
White (non-Hispanic)71.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.5%
Hispanic or Latino5.2%
Veterans7.3%
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$75,808
Income per person$35,408
Poverty rate10.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k12.4%
$75–100k20.3%
$100–125k8.0%
$125–150k8.0%
$150–200k8.0%
$200k or more5.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed15,770
Mean adjusted gross income$63,749
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k26.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$227,700
Median gross rent$1,133
Rent as a share of household income29.2%
Owner-occupied79.1%
Vacant homes1.7%
Median year built2002

What the homes are

Detached house78.5%
Attached house5%
2 to 4 units3.3%
5 to 19 units5.3%
20 or more units2.9%
Mobile home5.1%
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$284,464as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 91.5%
Typical asking rent$1,627as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$284,464$126,334

$126,334 in 2003 to $284,464 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%
High school diploma or higher93.1%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone81.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.1%
Health

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

Obesity36.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.2% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.4% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78% 3.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.8% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.9% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.9% 1.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.6% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11% 2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments474
People employed5,197
Annual payroll$162,798,000
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 46.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss52.8 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 storm92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave73.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide60.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane57.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather37.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought8.2Relatively 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$75,808$66,818$78,538
Income per person$35,408$37,993$43,289
Poverty rate10.4%14.2%12.4%
Median home value$227,700$236,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,133$1,126$1,348
Homeownership79.1%71.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%31.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.4%5%5.2%
Works from home7.4%10%13.5%
Born outside the US11%5.6%13.9%
Median age3540.138.7
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 stationCHESNEE 7 WSW, SC US7.3 km away
Rain in a year52 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January51.4°F / 27.3°F4.26 in rain, 0.5 in snow
February55.3°F / 29.6°F3.84 in rain
March62.3°F / 35.5°F4.58 in rain, 0.3 in snow
April71.6°F / 44.1°F4.44 in rain
May78.7°F / 54.4°F3.93 in rain
June85.7°F / 62.8°F4.65 in rain
July89.2°F / 67°F4.74 in rain
August87.4°F / 65.7°F4.64 in rain
September81.9°F / 59.1°F4.3 in rain
October72.3°F / 46°F3.82 in rain
November62.1°F / 35.1°F3.97 in rain
December53.8°F / 29.6°F4.54 in rain, 0.4 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket64% 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%.

Spartanburg 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

29349 Inman, SC6.6 km away
29378 Una, SC8.7 km away
29303 Spartanburg, SC9.4 km away
29320 Arcadia, SC10 km away
29338 Fingerville, SC10 km away
29336 Fairforest, SC10.3 km away
29333 Drayton, SC11.1 km away
29305 Spartanburg, SC11.7 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.

Spartanburg County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area21.82 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density1,461 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.0465, -81.9818

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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