| City: | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Names to Avoid: | Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Sc |
| County: | Richland County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:07:02 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 803 / 839 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 34.0674, -80.9172 |
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, the state's only locally based health insurance provider, operates under dedicated ZIP code 29219 in Richland County. Founded in 1946, the company has grown to serve more than 1.5 million South Carolinians and is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The USPS assigned this unique postal designation in March 2019 to handle the insurer's substantial correspondence volume.
The 0.12-square-mile service area sits in the Northeast Arcadia Lakes section of Dentsville, a suburb northeast of downtown Columbia. Postal records identify delivery points at Blue Cross Blue Shield facilities on Alpine and Faraway streets, reflecting the company's regional operations center. Census demographic data is not available for this commercial-only designation. Columbia is the valid mailing city for all correspondence to this ZIP code.
| Establishments: | 3 |
| Employment: | 292 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 29219 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 4 business establishments, employing about 154 people with an annual payroll of $4,510,000. 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: | 4Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,327,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $4,510,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 154Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 29219 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 29219. 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: | 4516000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Columbia city; South CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 29219 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.