| City: | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
| City Alias: | Hilton Head |
| County: | Beaufort County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:05:00 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 843 / 854 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 32.2161, -80.7525 |
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The postal facility on Bow Circle operates as the primary mail collection point for property owners and businesses who need a permanent address separate from their physical location. Many second home owners and seasonal residents maintain boxes here year-round, while their properties receive package delivery through the standard ZIP. This dual-address pattern is common in resort communities where ownership patterns don't match occupancy patterns.
The 419 business boxes indicate commercial presence typical of a vacation economy, though no population or housing data attaches directly to this postal-only designation. Street delivery infrastructure serves the broader island through the enclosing ZIP code, while 29938 functions purely as a post office address for those who choose box service.
Only one street name appears in this ZIP's records: Bow Circle, which hosts the postal facility itself. All 141 records associated with this address represent unit-based delivery at the post office building, not residential streets.
ZIP Code 29938 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 24 business establishments, employing about 195 people with an annual payroll of $13,280,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,979Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 24Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,655,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $13,280,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 195Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 29938 is located in Beaufort County, South Carolina, within the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 25940) and South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 222,781 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 29938. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 25940Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 222,781Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1547.86 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4534045Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Hilton Head Island town; South CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 29938 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 January 1, 2026.