What city is 29206 in?

29206 is a Columbia, SC mailing address. By land area, 36% lies inside Forest Acres, 34% lies inside Columbia, 6% lies inside Arcadia Lakes and 2% lies inside Dentsville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 29206?

About 19,759 people (±1,239), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 19,304.

What is the median household income in 29206?

$91,847 (±$12,266), compared with $69,324 for South Carolina as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 29206?

18 USPS carrier routes with 9,471 residential and 595 business mailboxes (10,067 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 29206?

The closest, measured center to center: 29204 (2.2 mi, Columbia), 29205 (3.4 mi, Columbia), 29208 (4.3 mi, Columbia), 29225 (4.6 mi, Columbia), 29201 (5 mi, Columbia) and 29223 (5 mi, Dentsville).

29206 ZIP Code, Columbia, SC

29206 is a ZIP code in Columbia, South Carolina in Richland County. It covers 8.6 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 29204, 29205 and 29208. 19,759 people live here in 8,552 households. At about 2,288 people per square mile it has suburban density, and owners and renters are mixed (66% own). Median household income is $91,847, above the South Carolina median of $69,324.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Columbia, SC
County: Richland County
Land area: 8.6 sq mi
Population: 19,759
Median household income: $91,847
Carrier routes: 18 (9,471 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	19,759
Households	8,552
Median household income	$91,847
Income per person	$60,637
Median age	37.6
Homeowners	65.7%
Median home value	$369,500
Median rent	$1,419
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.6%
Average commute (minutes)	20.1
Households with kids under 18	31.7%
Moved in the past year	18.3%
Below the poverty line	6.1%
Broadband internet	96.0%
Speak a non-English language at home	5.7%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	4.0%
$10–15K	1.2%
$15–25K	7.2%
$25–35K	5.0%
$35–50K	10.9%
$50–75K	15.4%
$75–100K	11.1%
$100–150K	17.7%
$150–200K	9.4%
$200K+	18.3%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	16.5%
10–19	10.3%
20–24	5.3%
25–34	13.0%
35–44	14.8%
45–54	10.6%
55–64	11.2%
65–74	11.2%
75+	7.1%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	38.9%
Owned outright	21.8%
Rented	30.2%
Vacant	9.1%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	61.6%
Townhome	7.4%
2–4 units	10.6%
5–19 units	12.2%
20+ units	4.5%
Mobile / other	3.6%

Businesses in 29206

547 business establishments with 6,554 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 100
Accommodation and Food Services: 73
Health Care and Social Assistance: 64
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 63
Other Services (except Public Administration): 59
Finance and Insurance: 48
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 44
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 22

EDDM carrier routes

29206 has 18 USPS carrier routes with 9,471 residential and 595 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 29206

29206 has 18 USPS carrier routes (18 city (C)) with 9,471 residential and 595 business mailboxes. Routes range from 332 homes (C101) to 858 homes (C063); the median route has 530 homes. The Census counted 8,552 households in 29206 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	7
500–749	10
750–999	1
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C062 — USPS business mailboxes 139, 460 homes
Route C096 — USPS business mailboxes 96, 371 homes
Route C036 — USPS business mailboxes 92, 537 homes
Route C039 — USPS business mailboxes 55, 613 homes
Route C101 — USPS business mailboxes 42, 332 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 29206

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C019	City	589	20	$97,747	—	—	—
C031	City	395	38	$80,663	—	—	—
C036	City	537	92	$93,245	—	—	—
C039	City	613	55	$68,725	—	—	—
C050	City	520	8	$82,525	—	—	—
C057	City	633	0	$173,427	—	—	—
C058	City	522	2	$97,747	—	—	—
C062	City	460	139	$77,801	—	—	—
C063	City	858	21	$173,427	—	—	—
C064	City	363	1	$82,525	—	—	—
C067	City	418	21	$77,801	—	—	—
C069	City	365	5	$82,525	—	—	—
C088	City	718	9	$58,386	—	—	—
C090	City	566	2	$89,534	—	—	—
C096	City	371	96	$118,371	—	—	—
C099	City	637	31	$126,365	—	—	—
C100	City	574	13	$80,663	—	—	—
C101	City	332	42	$173,427	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 29206 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

29204 — Columbia city, SC (2.2 mi)
29205 — Columbia city, SC (3.4 mi)
29208 — Columbia city, SC (4.3 mi)
29225 — Columbia city, SC (4.6 mi)
29201 — Columbia city, SC (5 mi)
29223 — Dentsville CDP, SC (5 mi)
29203 — Columbia city, SC (6.7 mi)
29207 — Columbia city, SC (6.7 mi)

Areas that include 29206

Columbia, SC ZIP codes — 13 ZIP codes
Forest Acres, SC ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Arcadia Lakes, SC ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Richland County ZIP codes — 23 ZIP codes
South Carolina ZIP code data

Where it ranks

Mail every home in 29206

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 29206, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 29206 in?: 29206 is a Columbia, SC mailing address. By land area, 36% lies inside Forest Acres, 34% lies inside Columbia, 6% lies inside Arcadia Lakes and 2% lies inside Dentsville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 29206 in?: 29206 is in Richland County.
What is the population of 29206?: About 19,759 people (±1,239), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 19,304.
What is the median household income in 29206?: $91,847 (±$12,266), compared with $69,324 for South Carolina as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 29206?: 18 USPS carrier routes with 9,471 residential and 595 business mailboxes (10,067 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 29206?: The closest, measured center to center: 29204 (2.2 mi, Columbia), 29205 (3.4 mi, Columbia), 29208 (4.3 mi, Columbia), 29225 (4.6 mi, Columbia), 29201 (5 mi, Columbia) and 29223 (5 mi, Dentsville).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.