| City: | Georgetown, South Carolina |
| County: | Georgetown County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:08:25 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 843 / 854 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.3768, -79.2948 |
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ZIP code 29442 is Georgetown's downtown post office, a point-based ZIP existing entirely within the larger 29440 ZIP code. This isn't a geographic territory. It's a facility designation for the historic post office on Charlotte Street in South Carolina's third-oldest city.
The post office maintains 618 PO Boxes and serves 299 business delivery points. With 31 business establishments employing 475 workers, the ZIP functions as a commercial mail hub for Georgetown's downtown district. Street delivery operates along Charlotte Street, which accounts for all 170 city carrier route records.
Georgetown sits at the confluence of five rivers near Winyah Bay on South Carolina's coast. The town was founded in 1729 and its port once shipped more rice than any other location in the world. The downtown post office has served this historic district since before USPS tracking began in 2004.
For mailing purposes, 29442 covers PO Box holders and businesses using the Charlotte Street address. Residential mail for the broader Georgetown area goes to 29440, which surrounds this downtown postal point.
Charlotte Street is the sole addressable street in this downtown post office ZIP.
ZIP Code 29442 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 29 business establishments, employing about 474 people with an annual payroll of $27,798,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,291Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 29Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $7,323,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $27,798,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 474Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 29442 is located in Georgetown County, South Carolina, within the Murrells Inlet, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 34680) and South Carolina's 7th Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 0 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 29442. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Murrells Inlet, SCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 34680Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 0Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 07Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 5354.62 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4528870Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Georgetown city; South CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 29442 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are 0 public schools with a nearby mailing address, but we have located 5 public schools nearby. There are however 1 private school(s). 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.