| City: | Gaffney, South Carolina |
| County: | Cherokee County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:07:37 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 821 / 864 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.0718, -81.6500 |
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While this ZIP doesn't include carrier routes, it functions as a key mailing address for 297 businesses in the Cherokee County area. The PO Box-only designation means this ZIP serves as an administrative postal zone rather than a geographic delivery area. Street addresses in Gaffney typically fall under neighboring ZIP code 29341, which handles physical delivery for the broader community.
No street delivery records exist for this ZIP code. All mail service is provided through post office boxes.
ZIP Code 29342 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 31 business establishments, employing about 379 people with an annual payroll of $14,915,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,833Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 31Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $3,751,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $14,915,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 379Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 29342 is located in Cherokee County, South Carolina, within the Gaffney, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 23500) and South Carolina's 5th Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 55,342 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 29342. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Gaffney, SCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 23500Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 55,342Source: Census |
| MSA: | Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 05Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 5505.54 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4528060Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Gaffney city; South CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 29342 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.