| City: | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Names to Avoid: | City Of Columbia |
| County: | Richland County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:07:01 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 803 / 839 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 34.0009, -81.0353 |
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ZIP code 29217 serves the City of Columbia municipal government in Richland County, South Carolina. Columbia was founded on March 22, 1786, when the South Carolina General Assembly passed legislation introduced by Senator John Lewis Gervais to establish a new centrally located state capital. The city was named for Christopher Columbus and is considered one of the first planned capital cities in the United States. Five commissioners purchased 2,471 acres that were divided into a grid of ten streets per mile, creating 400 city blocks with exceptionally wide thoroughfares of 100-150 feet. The USPS has maintained this dedicated postal designation for over two decades.
Postal records identify 3 ZIP+4 codes serving City Hall and City of Columbia facilities on Main Street. Columbia was incorporated as a village in 1805 and as a city in 1854. The State Legislature first met in Columbia in 1790, and the University of South Carolina was founded there in 1801. Census demographic data is not available for this ZIP. Columbia is the valid mailing city.
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 29217 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 29217 is located in Richland County, South Carolina, within the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 17900) and South Carolina's 6th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 767,598 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 29217. 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: | 06Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 8062.93 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4516000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Columbia city; South CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 29217 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 March 1, 2026.