Postal Codes

29848 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 29848 covers Troy, South Carolina, with a population of about 987 and a median household income of $56,250.

Population
98711 per square mile
Median age
47.79 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,25016% below the South Carolina median
Poverty rate
17.8%5.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$133,591down 0.7% in five years
Median rent
$52753% below the South Carolina median
Degree or higher
15.1%19.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
94.1%29.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 29848 is

Troy, 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

Population987
Median age47.7
Family households72.9%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.1%
White (non-Hispanic)70.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)23.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino4.2%
Veterans9.1%
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$56,250
Income per person$37,613
Poverty rate17.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k13.4%
$10–15k0.3%
$15–20k10.3%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k5.4%
$50–60k10.6%
$60–75k5.4%
$75–100k12.6%
$100–125k5.4%
$125–150k3.4%
$150–200k2.3%
$200k or more17.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed340
Mean adjusted gross income$53,535
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k32.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$161,700
Median gross rent$527
Rent as a share of household income43.6%
Owner-occupied94.1%
Vacant homes11.6%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house66.7%
Mobile home33.3%
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$133,591as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 0.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201820222026$148,036$131,190

$133,464 in 2018 to $133,591 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone87.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.3%
Health

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

Obesity38.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.9% 11.8 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)11.5% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.7% 11.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84.4% 9.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as 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 year83.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.2% 6.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.4% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.2% 6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.4% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.9% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.9% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed6
Annual payroll$115,000
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 49.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss35.3 out of 100
Community resilience26.2 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 storm85.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide70.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane70.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding45.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought31.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather27.8Relatively 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$56,250$66,818$78,538
Income per person$37,613$37,993$43,289
Poverty rate17.8%14.2%12.4%
Median home value$161,700$236,700$303,400
Median gross rent$527$1,126$1,348
Homeownership94.1%71.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%31.5%35%
Unemployment rate0.8%5%5.2%
Works from home0%10%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.6%13.9%
Median age47.740.138.7
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 stationMCCORMICK, SC US8.4 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January55.5°F / 32.9°F4.16 in rain
February58.7°F / 33.7°F3.96 in rain
March66.6°F / 40.4°F4.49 in rain
April75.4°F / 48.3°F3.23 in rain
May82.7°F / 57.2°F3.23 in rain
June89°F / 66.4°F4.62 in rain
July92.3°F / 69.6°F4.49 in rain
August91.2°F / 69°F4.45 in rain
September85.8°F / 62.8°F3.63 in rain
October76.1°F / 50.8°F3.11 in rain
November64.5°F / 39.9°F3.62 in rain
December57°F / 34.9°F4.3 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 supermarket28% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

McCormick County School District53% of this ZIP code's land area
Greenwood School District 5038.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Saluda County School District9% 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport50more vulnerable than 50% 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.

29835 Mc Cormick, SC8.5 km away
29819 Bradley, SC10.1 km away
29899 Mc Cormick, SC17 km away
29845 Plum Branch, SC17.8 km away
29840 Mount Carmel, SC21.7 km away
29620 Abbeville, SC22.8 km away
29844 Parksville, SC23.9 km away
29647 Greenwood, SC24.6 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.

McCormick County53% of this ZIP code's land area
Greenwood County38.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Saluda County9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area91.94 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq mi
Population density11 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.9876, -82.2979

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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