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29915 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 29915 covers Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, with a median household income of $153,821.

Median age
57.719 points above the US average
Median household income
$153,8212.3× the South Carolina median
Poverty rate
2.5%9.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$675,593up 48.9% in five years
Degree or higher
83.9%48.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
97.9%32.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
26

Where 29915 is

Daufuskie Island, 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

Median age57.7
Family households95.6%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home34.1%
White (non-Hispanic)66.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino30.5%
Veterans44.8%
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$153,821
Income per person$96,381
Poverty rate2.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k5.7%
$50–60k3.3%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k2.3%
$100–125k4.9%
$125–150k4.1%
$150–200k54.8%
$200k or more23.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed270
Mean adjusted gross income$205,330
Returns declaring $200,000 or more29.6%
Returns, under $25k18.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k11.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.2%
Returns, $200k or more29.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied97.9%
Vacant homes49%
Median year built2003

What the homes are

Detached house92.7%
Attached house3.5%
Mobile home3.8%
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$675,593as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 48.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$677,103$266,212

$266,212 in 2000 to $675,593 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher83.9%
High school diploma or higher98.8%
Works from home15.3%
Drives to work alone16.2%
Takes public transport58.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.4%
Health

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

Obesity27% 6.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.3% 5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.4% 8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.7% 10.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15% 1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication86.8% 12.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)15.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year85.9% 9.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening93.9% 8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening77.2% 12.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.6% 14.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support16.8% 8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.1% 10 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3.2% 11.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.6% 10.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.3% 8.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.8% 5.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness23.3% 11.1 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)11% 5.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.6% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.8% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26% 10.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments26
People employed296
Annual payroll$11,831,000
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 81.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss74.2 out of 100
Community resilience55.3 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.

Hurricane98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding96.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire88Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm58.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide36.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado34.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail34.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather28.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave23.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind21.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding13.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.6Very 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$153,821$66,818$78,538
Income per person$96,381$37,993$43,289
Poverty rate2.5%14.2%12.4%
Median home value$236,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,126$1,348
Homeownership97.9%71.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher83.9%31.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%5%5.2%
Works from home15.3%10%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%5.6%13.9%
Median age57.740.138.7
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 stationSAVANNAH INTL AP, GA US32.2 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January61.4°F / 40°F3.28 in rain
February65.1°F / 42.9°F2.8 in rain
March71.4°F / 48.6°F3.5 in rain
April78.2°F / 55.2°F3.39 in rain
May84.7°F / 63.4°F3.62 in rain
June89.6°F / 70.7°F6.65 in rain
July92.3°F / 73.7°F5.75 in rain
August90.8°F / 73.3°F5.46 in rain
September86.4°F / 69°F4.35 in rain
October79°F / 58.6°F3.72 in rain
November70.2°F / 48°F2.39 in rain
December63.7°F / 42.6°F3.21 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Beaufort 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 vulnerability4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status0more vulnerable than 0% of US census tracts
Household characteristics4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

29928 Hilton Head Island, SC12 km away
31328 Tybee Island, GA12.1 km away
29925 Hilton Head Island, SC12.7 km away
29910 Bluffton, SC15.2 km away
29926 Hilton Head Island, SC15.4 km away
31410 Savannah, GA16.2 km away
31404 Savannah, GA18.3 km away
31416 Savannah, GA20.8 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.

Beaufort County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.77 sq mi
Water area2.54 sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.1145, -80.8686

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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