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29530 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 29530 covers Coward, South Carolina, with a population of about 2,769 and a median household income of $55,625.

Population
2,76968 per square mile
Median age
38.10.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$55,62517% below the South Carolina median
Poverty rate
23%10.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$154,111up 32.3% in five years
Median rent
$75333% below the South Carolina median
Degree or higher
12.5%22.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
61.8%3.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
23

Where 29530 is

Coward, 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

Population2,769
Median age38.1
Family households68.3%
Born outside the US3.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.7%
White (non-Hispanic)73.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)11.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino12.8%
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$55,625
Income per person$21,338
Poverty rate23%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.0%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k7.1%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k8.7%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k2.4%
$60–75k20.7%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k1.7%
$150–200k5.3%
$200k or more1.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,060
Mean adjusted gross income$48,374
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k34.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k34.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$116,000
Median gross rent$753
Rent as a share of household income32.1%
Owner-occupied61.8%
Vacant homes25.4%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house55.7%
Mobile home44.3%
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$154,111as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 12.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$154,111$75,789

$76,433 in 2013 to $154,111 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%
High school diploma or higher79.3%
Works from home24.2%
Drives to work alone62.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.6%
Health

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

Obesity39.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40% 5.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression26% 4.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.9% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% 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 year79.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.6% 3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.4% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11% 2.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.4% 1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.6% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.1% 2.1 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 establishments23
People employed107
Annual payroll$2,601,000
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 78.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss64.8 out of 100
Community resilience66.4 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.

Wildfire92.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave82.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm81.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning80.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake78Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather70.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave56.2Relatively 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$55,625$66,818$78,538
Income per person$21,338$37,993$43,289
Poverty rate23%14.2%12.4%
Median home value$116,000$236,700$303,400
Median gross rent$753$1,126$1,348
Homeownership61.8%71.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%31.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%5%5.2%
Works from home24.2%10%13.5%
Born outside the US3.9%5.6%13.9%
Median age38.140.138.7
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 stationLAKE CITY 2 SE, SC US14.2 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January57.6°F / 34.3°F3.65 in rain
February61.3°F / 37°F3.48 in rain
March68°F / 42.6°F3.6 in rain
April77.1°F / 50.1°F3.19 in rain
May83.4°F / 59.4°F4.2 in rain
June89.4°F / 67.3°F4.84 in rain
July92.4°F / 71.3°F5.77 in rain
August90.5°F / 70.3°F5.81 in rain
September85.9°F / 64.6°F4.74 in rain
October77.3°F / 52.9°F3.52 in rain
November68.1°F / 42.2°F3.13 in rain
December60.6°F / 36.9°F3.85 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%.

Florence School District 3100% 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 status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

29591 Scranton, SC7.2 km away
29504 Florence, SC7.8 km away
29541 Effingham, SC12.2 km away
29503 Florence, SC12.3 km away
29560 Lake City, SC13.9 km away
29583 Pamplico, SC14.6 km away
29505 Florence, SC15.8 km away
29114 Olanta, SC16.6 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area40.54 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density68 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.9905, -79.7515

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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