| City: | Columbia, South Carolina |
| County: | Lexington County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:07:10 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 803 / 839 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 34.0036, -81.0344 |
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The ZIP code sits within Columbia's downtown area, specifically serving neighborhoods including Downtown Columbia, The Congaree Vista, and Arsenal Hill. Since there's no street delivery infrastructure here, residents and businesses in this zone use the standard Columbia ZIP code 29201 for street addresses while maintaining PO Boxes under 29228. This setup is common in urban areas where a post office serves a specific function rather than a geographic territory.
This ZIP code has no street delivery routes. All mail is delivered through PO Boxes.
ZIP Code 29228 is designated for PO Box delivery only; business establishment and employment data are not available.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: 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 29228 is located in Lexington 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 29228. 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 29228 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.