| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 821 / 864 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:00 PM |
| Population: | 26,688 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 45087 |
| CBSA: | Spartanburg, SC |
| Land Area: | 506 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.7485, -81.5994 |
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26,688 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 506 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 27,104 to 26,688 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.5% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 29353 (Jonesville, $64,494 median) and poorest ZIP 29364 (Lockhart, $25,089) are 14.2 miles apart — a 2.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 5.1× across this county — from $22,900 in 29364 (Lockhart) to $116,800 in 29353 (Jonesville).
Density varies 236× across the county — from 13 people/sq mi in 29031 (Carlisle) to 2,980 in 29364 (Lockhart).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.5% bachelor's+ in 29031 (Carlisle) to 17.2% in 29321 (Buffalo) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within South Carolina, this is the #34 most populous of 46 counties and ranks #42 for median household income .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 29395Disney Direct Marketing .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $44,254 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,651 of 19,329 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 1 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.