| City: | Seneca, South Carolina |
| County: | Oconee County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:10:41 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 821 / 864 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 34.6856, -82.9534 |
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ZIP code 29679 covers the downtown core of Seneca, South Carolina. It isn't a standalone community. Instead, it provides PO Box and business mail service for the commercial district along E Main Street. Residential mail delivery for Seneca goes through the neighboring ZIP code 29678, which surrounds this one.
The post office maintains 463 PO Boxes serving downtown businesses and residents who prefer a central mailing address. There are 284 registered business locations in this ZIP. All 81 street-based delivery records point to E Main Street, with units indicating multi-tenant commercial buildings. That concentration confirms this ZIP exists specifically for Seneca's downtown business district.
Seneca sits in Oconee County in South Carolina's Upstate region near Lake Keowee and Lake Hartwell. Downtown serves as the commercial hub for the surrounding area. If you're mailing to a Seneca business on Main Street, you'll likely use 29679. For residential addresses, 29678 is the standard ZIP.
A single street serves the entire ZIP, typical of a downtown business district PO Box zone.
ZIP Code 29679 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 16 business establishments, employing about 156 people with an annual payroll of $7,038,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,379Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 16Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,844,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $7,038,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 156Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 29679 is located in Oconee County, South Carolina, within the Seneca, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 42860) and South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 74,273 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 29679. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Seneca, SCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 42860Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 74,273Source: 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: | 4565095Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Seneca city; South CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 29679 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.