Postal Codes

29684 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 29684 covers Starr, South Carolina, with a population of about 5,431 and a median household income of $58,047.

Population
5,43192 per square mile
Median age
38.3about the US average
Median household income
$58,04713% below the South Carolina median
Poverty rate
10.8%1.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$249,947up 31.4% in five years
Median rent
$91519% below the South Carolina median
Degree or higher
10.3%24.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.4%16.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
50

Where 29684 is

Starr, 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

Population5,431
Median age38.3
Family households77%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.4%
White (non-Hispanic)82.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.9%
Veterans7%
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$58,047
Income per person$26,075
Poverty rate10.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.0%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k5.6%
$25–30k4.5%
$30–35k0.4%
$35–40k9.4%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k10.9%
$60–75k10.1%
$75–100k12.1%
$100–125k16.8%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k1.4%
$200k or more1.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,040
Mean adjusted gross income$53,368
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.5%
Returns, under $25k31.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.8%
Returns, $200k or more1.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$170,100
Median gross rent$915
Rent as a share of household income24%
Owner-occupied81.4%
Vacant homes5.6%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house58.4%
Mobile home41.6%
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$249,947as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 92.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$257,313$102,813

$130,937 in 2000 to $249,947 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%
High school diploma or higher84.1%
Works from home2.3%
Drives to work alone83.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24%
Health

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

Obesity37.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.3% 2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.7% 5.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.8% 9.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.7% 6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.5% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58% 3.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.6% 7.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.3% 2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.7% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11% 2.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.1% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.1% 3.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.5% 4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments50
People employed428
Annual payroll$22,834,000
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 63.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss54.9 out of 100
Community resilience43.7 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.

Cold wave96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm91.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire77.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane66.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather32.7Relatively 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$58,047$66,818$78,538
Income per person$26,075$37,993$43,289
Poverty rate10.8%14.2%12.4%
Median home value$170,100$236,700$303,400
Median gross rent$915$1,126$1,348
Homeownership81.4%71.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%31.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.1%5%5.2%
Works from home2.3%10%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%5.6%13.9%
Median age38.340.138.7
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 stationANDERSON CO AP, SC US11.4 km away
Rain in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January53°F / 33°F4.09 in rain
February56.9°F / 36°F3.88 in rain
March64.7°F / 42°F4.32 in rain
April73.3°F / 49.2°F3.59 in rain
May80.5°F / 58.4°F3.74 in rain
June87.2°F / 66.5°F4.18 in rain
July90.3°F / 70.2°F3.76 in rain
August88.8°F / 69.5°F3.9 in rain
September83.2°F / 63.4°F3.74 in rain
October73.4°F / 51.3°F3.12 in rain
November63.2°F / 40.7°F3.6 in rain
December55.2°F / 35.5°F4.42 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 supermarket15% 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%.

Anderson 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 vulnerability65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

29624 Anderson, SC7.5 km away
29655 Iva, SC9 km away
29626 Anderson, SC9.6 km away
29622 Anderson, SC12.5 km away
29623 Anderson, SC14.2 km away
29625 Anderson, SC14.7 km away
29621 Anderson, SC15.4 km away
29627 Belton, SC20.7 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.

Anderson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area58.86 sq mi
Water area5 sq mi
Population density92 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.3962, -82.6897

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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