| City: | Ballentine, South Carolina |
| County: | Richland County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:05:21 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 803 / 839 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 34.1245, -81.2375 |
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Ballentine isn't a town in the traditional sense. It's a post office location embedded within the larger ZIP 29063 in Richland County, South Carolina. The 29002 ZIP exists as a MultiPoint geometry, meaning it has no defined territory of its own. Instead, it occupies a point on Dutch Fork Road in the Northwest Columbia area, about 15 miles from downtown.
This is a PO Box Only Zone. Residents who want a Ballentine address must rent one of the 133 PO Boxes at this location. There's no street delivery under 29002, even though carrier routes from the enclosing ZIP serve the surrounding area. All 28 street-related ZIP+4 records point to Dutch Fork Road, where the post office sits alongside local businesses.
The post office serves a surprisingly commercial area. With 102 business delivery points and only 1 single-family unit in its records, Ballentine functions more as a business mail hub than a residential community. Businesses along Dutch Fork Road use suite and unit addresses at this location. If you're mailing to Ballentine, you'll need a PO Box number or the correct business suite.
Nearby communities include Lake Murray of Richland (0.1 miles), Northwest Columbia, and Far North Columbia. Despite the lack of a defined town, the Ballentine name persists as a local identity marker in this fast-growing suburban corridor outside Columbia.
Only one street exists in this ZIP: Dutch Fork Road, which hosts the post office and commercial suites.
ZIP Code 29002 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 12 business establishments, employing about 145 people with an annual payroll of $4,573,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 234Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 12Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,098,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $4,573,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 145Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 29002 is located in Richland County, South Carolina, within the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 17900) and South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 767,598 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 29002. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Columbia, SCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 17900Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 767,598Source: Census |
| MSA: | Columbia, SC MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 3022.17 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 29002 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.