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29690 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 29690 covers Travelers Rest, South Carolina, with a population of about 25,747 and a median household income of $66,544.

Population
25,747245 per square mile
Median age
401.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,544about the South Carolina median
Poverty rate
12.4%about the US average
Typical home value
$353,771up 27.2% in five years
Median rent
$96414% below the South Carolina median
Degree or higher
30.8%4.2 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
519

Where 29690 is

Travelers Rest, 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

Population25,747
Median age40
Family households73.9%
Born outside the US3.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home6%
White (non-Hispanic)81.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino5%
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$66,544
Income per person$34,952
Poverty rate12.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.0%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k4.8%
$20–25k5.5%
$25–30k5.9%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k13.2%
$100–125k8.3%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k10.8%
$200k or more6.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,600
Mean adjusted gross income$85,409
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.2%
Returns, under $25k27.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.5%
Returns, $200k or more7.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$267,400
Median gross rent$964
Rent as a share of household income39.1%
Owner-occupied81.4%
Vacant homes9.4%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house75%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units0.4%
5 to 19 units1.7%
20 or more units2.5%
Mobile home19.6%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$353,771as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97.4%
Typical asking rent$1,884as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$353,771$137,561

$140,460 in 2002 to $353,771 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%
High school diploma or higher86.8%
Works from home9.8%
Drives to work alone74.8%
Takes public transport0.3%
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.

Obesity32.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.6% 5.9 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% 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 year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.2% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.7% 2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.4% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments519
People employed5,762
Annual payroll$240,182,000
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 45.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss38.9 out of 100
Community resilience43.9 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.

Ice storm91.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave79.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire72.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado61.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding61.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane57.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake54.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind43.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought40.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather28.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.3Relatively 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$66,544$66,818$78,538
Income per person$34,952$37,993$43,289
Poverty rate12.4%14.2%12.4%
Median home value$267,400$236,700$303,400
Median gross rent$964$1,126$1,348
Homeownership81.4%71.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%31.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5%5.2%
Works from home9.8%10%13.5%
Born outside the US3.9%5.6%13.9%
Median age4040.138.7
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 stationGREENVILLE DWTN AP, SC US19 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January53.5°F / 34.6°F4 in rain
February57.8°F / 37.6°F3.71 in rain
March65.4°F / 44°F4.25 in rain
April74.5°F / 52.1°F3.63 in rain
May81.3°F / 61.2°F3.86 in rain
June87.9°F / 68.3°F3.86 in rain
July90.9°F / 71.8°F5.16 in rain
August89.2°F / 71°F4 in rain
September83.5°F / 65.2°F3.45 in rain
October73.9°F / 53.5°F3.23 in rain
November63.8°F / 43.6°F3.6 in rain
December55.9°F / 37.3°F4.29 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 supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket9% 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%.

Greenville County School District100% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

29683 Slater, SC6.7 km away
29688 Tigerville, SC8.3 km away
29661 Marietta, SC8.4 km away
29613 Greenville, SC8.8 km away
29617 Greenville, SC10.8 km away
29609 Greenville, SC12.7 km away
29687 Taylors, SC13.2 km away
29614 Greenville, SC15.8 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.

Greenville County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area105.19 sq mi
Water area1.63 sq mi
Population density245 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.0039, -82.4272

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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