Postal Codes

29571 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 29571 covers Marion, South Carolina, with a population of about 13,788 and a median household income of $35,340.

Population
13,78868 per square mile
Median age
42.13.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$35,34047% below the South Carolina median
Poverty rate
22%9.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$153,411up 11.8% in five years
Median rent
$64842% below the South Carolina median
Degree or higher
17%18 points below the US average
Homeownership
58.1%6.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
237

Where 29571 is

Marion, 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

Population13,788
Median age42.1
Family households61.2%
Born outside the US2.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.6%
White (non-Hispanic)39.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)56.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
Veterans6.4%
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$35,340
Income per person$22,325
Poverty rate22%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.7%
$10–15k5.0%
$15–20k10.2%
$20–25k10.6%
$25–30k7.9%
$30–35k7.3%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k5.3%
$45–50k5.6%
$50–60k11.5%
$60–75k5.5%
$75–100k8.9%
$100–125k2.9%
$125–150k3.1%
$150–200k2.0%
$200k or more2.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,400
Mean adjusted gross income$41,949
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.4%
Returns, under $25k43.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k6.7%
Returns, $200k or more1.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$99,000
Median gross rent$648
Rent as a share of household income22.1%
Owner-occupied58.1%
Vacant homes17.6%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house58%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units9.2%
5 to 19 units2.8%
20 or more units0%
Mobile home29.5%
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$153,411as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 38.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$168,091$100,773

$116,157 in 2012 to $153,411 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6%
Bachelor's degree or higher17%
High school diploma or higher86.6%
Works from home3.5%
Drives to work alone84.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.2%
Health

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

Obesity45.8% 12.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes22.1% 10.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.8% 7.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure49.6% 15.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health32.2% 11.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.1% 11.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.5% 9.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.7% 8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.5% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.5% 6.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.1% 5.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist48.1% 13.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.4% 10.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity34.9% 17.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps27.5% 13.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.2% 3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24.3% 10.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability14.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport15.8% 6.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75% 0.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability25% 11 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability8.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat17.8% 9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.4% 3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.7% 10.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10.3% 4.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments237
People employed2,401
Annual payroll$77,837,000
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 86.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81.2 out of 100
Community resilience22.9 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.

Hurricane97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought86.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake75.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave72.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide58.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56.7Relatively High 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$35,340$66,818$78,538
Income per person$22,325$37,993$43,289
Poverty rate22%14.2%12.4%
Median home value$99,000$236,700$303,400
Median gross rent$648$1,126$1,348
Homeownership58.1%71.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17%31.5%35%
Unemployment rate6%5%5.2%
Works from home3.5%10%13.5%
Born outside the US2.1%5.6%13.9%
Median age42.140.138.7
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 stationMARION, SC US1 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January56.1°F / 33.9°F3.51 in rain
February59.8°F / 36.5°F3.22 in rain
March66.9°F / 42.4°F3.51 in rain
April75.4°F / 49.3°F3.43 in rain
May82.1°F / 59°F3.62 in rain
June87.6°F / 67.4°F4.96 in rain
July90.5°F / 71°F5.23 in rain
August88.9°F / 69.6°F5.54 in rain
September84.2°F / 63.8°F5.97 in rain
October75.8°F / 51.6°F3.26 in rain
November66.1°F / 42.2°F3.33 in rain
December59.4°F / 36.6°F3.69 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 supermarket78% 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%.

Marion School District 1099.6% 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 vulnerability79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

29589 Rains, SC8.4 km away
29574 Mullins, SC13.6 km away
29592 Sellers, SC13.9 km away
29519 Centenary, SC14.7 km away
29544 Galivants Ferry, SC17.3 km away
29543 Fork, SC19.4 km away
29565 Latta, SC21 km away
29581 Nichols, SC23 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.

Marion County99.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Dillon County0.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area201.75 sq mi
Water area1.31 sq mi
Population density68 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.1562, -79.3898

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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