| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 803 / 839 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:39 PM |
| Population: | 32,017 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 45023 |
| CBSA: | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
| Land Area: | 601 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.6791, -81.0270 |
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32,017 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 601 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 33,596 to 32,017 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.7% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 29714 (Fort Lawn, $70,475 median) and poorest ZIP 29055 (Great Falls, $37,401) are 9.9 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $102,500 in 29729 (Richburg) to $208,900 in 29712 (Edgemoor).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 29014 (Blackstock) to 101 in 29714 (Fort Lawn).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.4% bachelor's+ in 29055 (Great Falls) to 18.8% in 29714 (Fort Lawn) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within South Carolina, this is the #29 most populous of 46 counties and ranks #28 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $53,072 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,273 of 22,351 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29706 | Chester | Standard | 18,742 | $51,230 | 272.1 | -6.8% |
| 29055 | Great Falls | Standard | 3,924 | $37,401 | 44.5 | -9.5% |
| 29714 | Fort Lawn | Standard | 3,462 | $70,475 | 34.1 | 21.0% |
| 29729 | Richburg | Standard | 2,247 | $53,618 | 67.3 | 2.4% |
| 29712 | Edgemoor | Standard | 2,047 | $62,656 | 29.5 | -11.7% |
| 29014 | Blackstock | Standard | 1,595 | $62,422 | 153.4 | -10.0% |
| 29724 | Lando | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |