| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 821 / 864 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:59 PM |
| Population: | 56,422 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 45059 |
| CBSA: | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC |
| Land Area: | 569 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.4208, -81.9735 |
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56,422 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 569 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 54,890 to 56,422 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.8% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 29370 (Mountville, $80,104 median) and poorest ZIP 29351 (Joanna, $49,414) are 9.1 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $85,000 in 29351 (Joanna) to $177,800 in 29360 (Laurens).
Density varies 26× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 29370 (Mountville) to 289 in 29351 (Joanna).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.5% bachelor's+ in 29351 (Joanna) to 26.0% in 29370 (Mountville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within South Carolina, this is the #22 most populous of 46 counties and ranks #25 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,012 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,135 of 39,656 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29360 | Laurens | Standard | 22,085 | $53,941 | 150.1 | 7.5% |
| 29325 | Clinton | Standard | 14,362 | $60,259 | 157.9 | -7.1% |
| 29645 | Gray Court | Standard | 11,054 | $59,842 | 109.2 | 16.3% |
| 29332 | Cross Hill | Standard | 3,539 | $59,091 | 48.3 | 35.8% |
| 29384 | Waterloo | Standard | 3,443 | $51,384 | 48.9 | -24.7% |
| 29351 | Joanna | Standard | 1,397 | $49,414 | 4.8 | 1.2% |
| 29370 | Mountville | Standard | 542 | $80,104 | 49.6 | -34.4% |