ZIP Code 29647 in Greenwood, SC

Data Last Updated: January 1, 2026
City:Greenwood, South Carolina
Names to Avoid:
Gwd, Park Seed Co
County:Greenwood County
Timezone:Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Local Time:9:21:22 PM
Population:No Population Data
Area Codes:821 / 864
Classification:Unique [Company/Government]
Coordinates:34.1954, -82.1616
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29647 - Gwd

Greenwood, SC | Greenwood County | Institution

Gwd

Entity TypeInstitution
LocationGreenwood, SC
CountyGreenwood
FacilityPost Office
Coordinates34.1791, -82.1630
CoverageSingle point (Coordinates mark the primary delivery location)
Key Facts
  • Exclusive ZIP dedicated to institutional mail
  • USPS Post Office classification
  • Includes Park Seed Retail and Park Seed Wholesale
  • Delivers to 1 business address (no residential delivery)
  • Founded 1868 by 15-year-old George Watt Park
  • 1,100+ seed varieties, 500-acre campus, moved to SC 1924
Entity Type
Institution
Facility
Post Office
Coordinates
34.1791, -82.1630
Buildings
2

About ZIP Code 29647

Park Seed Company, a historic American mail-order seed business founded in 1868, operates under dedicated ZIP code 29647 in Greenwood County, South Carolina. Fifteen-year-old George Watt Park started the company in Pennsylvania, selling seeds from his backyard garden. After relocating to Florida and finding the climate unsuitable for seed storage, the Park family moved operations to Greenwood in 1924. The company eventually established a 500-acre campus near Hodges in 1961.

Today Park Seed offers over 1,100 varieties of flower, vegetable, and herb seeds along with bulbs and gardening accessories. Postal records show delivery points at Park Seed Retail and Park Seed Wholesale on Parkton Road, a street named after the company. This long-established ZIP has served the company for over two decades. Greenwood is the valid mailing city for catalog orders and correspondence.

Delivery Points
Residential:0
Business:1

Named Buildings

Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.

Park Seed Retail on Parkton Park Seed Wholesale on Parkton

Address Format

[Recipient Name]
[Street Address]
GREENWOOD, SC 29647

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Business & Employment Statistics


ZIP Code 29647 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:862Source: 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

Geography, Land Area, & Statistical Classifications


ZIP Code 29647 is located in Greenwood County, South Carolina, within the Greenwood, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 24940) and South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 93,681 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 29647. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.

CBSA Name:Greenwood, SCSource: Census
CBSA Number:24940Source: Census
CBSA Type:MicroSource: Census
CBSA Division:--Source: Census
CBSA Population:93,681Source: Census
MSA:Source: Census
Land Area:--Source: Census
Water Area:--Source: Census
Congressional District:03Source: USPS
Congressional Land Area:5268.28 sq miSource: Census
PMSA:Source: Census
Intro Date:< 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com
Place FIPS Code:4530895Source: Census
Place Name:Greenwood city; South CarolinaSource: Census

Adjacent & Nearby ZIP Codes


29648 | | 29646

Schools in ZIP Code 29647


We could not locate which school district 29647 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.

Greenwood Early Childhood Center 1125 Cambridge Avenue
Greenwood, SC 29646
District: Greenwood School District 50Nearby
Greenwood Early Childhood And Montessori 1125 Cambridge Avenue
Greenwood, SC 29646
District: Greenwood School District 50Nearby
Emerald High 150 Bypass 225
Greenwood, SC 29646
District: Greenwood School District 50Nearby
Mathews Elementary 725 Marshall Road
Greenwood, SC 29646
District: Greenwood School District 50Nearby
Lakeview Elementary 660 Center Street
Greenwood, SC 29649
District: Greenwood School District 50Nearby
Cambridge Academy 103 Eastman St
Greenwood, SC 29649
District: Private SchoolNearby
Greenwood Christian School 2026 Woodlawn Rd
Greenwood, SC 29649
District: Private SchoolNearby
Lighthouse Christian School 2918 Hwy 72 E
Abbeville, SC 29620
District: Private SchoolNearby

Colleges & Post Secondary Schools near ZIP Code 29647


Lander University 320 Stanley Avenue
Greenwood, SC 29649-2099
Type: Post Secondary
Charzanne Beauty College 1549 Hwy 72/221 E
Greenwood, SC 29649
Type: Post Secondary
Piedmont Technical College 620 North Emerald Road
Greenwood, SC 29646
Type: Post Secondary
Erskine College 2 Washington St
Due West, SC 29639
Type: Post Secondary
Presbyterian College 503 South Broad Street
Clinton, SC 29325
Type: Post Secondary
Newberry College 2100 College St
Newberry, SC 29108
Type: Post Secondary

Sources & References


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 January 1, 2026.

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  2. ZIP-Codes.com Proprietary Data Enhancements [Updated: 1/1/2026], https://www.zip-codes.com
  3. U.S. Census [Updated: Varies], https://www.census.gov
    • U.S. Census Office of Management and Budget [Updated: As Released]
    • U.S. Census 2020 Demographic & Housing Characteristics (DHC) [Decennial] [Updated: 5/25/2023]
    • U.S. Census 2011-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (ACS) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census Business Patterns (CBD) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census American National Standards Institute (ANSI) [Updated: As Released]
  4. U.S. Geological Survey [Updated: Varies], https://www.usgs.gov
  5. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Updated: Annually, As Released], https://www.cms.gov
  6. National Center for Education Statistics [Updated: 1/1/2026], https://nces.ed.gov