What city is 29379 in?

29379 is a Union, SC mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Union and 2% lies inside Monarch Mill; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 29379?

About 17,607 people (±731), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 18,068.

What is the median household income in 29379?

$40,879 (±$3,344), 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 29379?

16 USPS carrier routes with 8,272 residential and 631 business mailboxes (8,903 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 29379?

The closest, measured center to center: 29321 (8.1 mi, Buffalo), 29353 (10.2 mi, Jonesville), 29364 (10.5 mi, Lockhart), 29031 (11.3 mi, Carlisle), 29178 (13.3 mi, Whitmire) and 29331 (14.9 mi, Cross Anchor).

29379 ZIP Code, Union, SC

29379 is a ZIP code in Union, South Carolina in Union County. It covers 243 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 29321, 29353 and 29364. 17,607 people live here in 7,786 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and owners and renters are mixed (65% own). Median household income is $40,879, well below the South Carolina median of $69,324.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Union, SC
County: Union County
Land area: 243 sq mi
Population: 17,607
Median household income: $40,879
Carrier routes: 16 (8,272 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	17,607
Households	7,786
Median household income	$40,879
Income per person	$25,983
Median age	44.7
Homeowners	65.3%
Median home value	$109,900
Median rent	$811
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%
Average commute (minutes)	26.1
Households with kids under 18	25.4%
Moved in the past year	9.0%
Below the poverty line	23.7%
Broadband internet	83.1%
Speak a non-English language at home	2.8%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	7.3%
$10–15K	8.6%
$15–25K	15.3%
$25–35K	11.9%
$35–50K	16.0%
$50–75K	12.8%
$75–100K	14.3%
$100–150K	7.6%
$150–200K	4.1%
$200K+	2.2%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	11.5%
10–19	11.0%
20–24	4.4%
25–34	12.4%
35–44	10.8%
45–54	12.5%
55–64	15.3%
65–74	12.9%
75+	9.1%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	22.5%
Owned outright	35.5%
Rented	30.4%
Vacant	11.6%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	67.5%
Townhome	0.2%
2–4 units	5.9%
5–19 units	3.4%
20+ units	4.5%
Mobile / other	18.4%

Businesses in 29379

320 business establishments with 3,759 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 83
Other Services (except Public Administration): 61
Accommodation and Food Services: 28
Health Care and Social Assistance: 23
Finance and Insurance: 22
Construction: 17
Manufacturing: 15
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 13

EDDM carrier routes

29379 has 16 USPS carrier routes with 8,272 residential and 631 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 29379

29379 has 16 USPS carrier routes (6 city (C), 10 rural (R)) with 8,272 residential and 631 business mailboxes. Routes range from 223 homes (C006) to 761 homes (R009); the median route has 509 homes. The Census counted 7,786 households in 29379 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	5
500–749	9
750–999	1
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R008 — USPS business mailboxes 123, 553 homes
Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 97, 346 homes
Route R010 — USPS business mailboxes 89, 694 homes
Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 49, 524 homes
Route R007 — USPS business mailboxes 42, 512 homes

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Every carrier route in 29379

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	642	29	$16,376	—	—	—
C002	City	430	24	$62,143	—	—	—
C003	City	524	49	$16,376	—	—	—
C004	City	346	97	$46,539	—	—	—
C005	City	439	30	$49,043	—	—	—
C006	City	223	1	$49,043	—	—	—
R001	Rural	526	18	$51,876	—	—	—
R002	Rural	457	35	$51,799	—	—	—
R003	Rural	505	14	$51,876	—	—	—
R004	Rural	494	19	$62,496	—	—	—
R005	Rural	502	14	$45,310	—	—	—
R006	Rural	664	31	$62,143	—	—	—
R007	Rural	512	42	$31,908	—	—	—
R008	Rural	553	123	$38,077	—	—	—
R009	Rural	761	16	$62,496	—	—	—
R010	Rural	694	89	$51,876	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 29379 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

29321 — Buffalo CDP, SC (8.1 mi)
29353 — Jonesville town, SC (10.2 mi)
29364 — Lockhart town, SC (10.5 mi)
29031 — Carlisle town, SC (11.3 mi)
29178 — Whitmire town, SC (13.3 mi)
29331 — Cross Anchor CDP, SC (14.9 mi)
29374 — Glenn Springs CDP, SC (15.5 mi)
29372 — Pacolet town, SC (16.1 mi)

Areas that include 29379

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 29379, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 29379 in?: 29379 is a Union, SC mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Union and 2% lies inside Monarch Mill; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 29379 in?: 29379 is in Union County.
What is the population of 29379?: About 17,607 people (±731), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 18,068.
What is the median household income in 29379?: $40,879 (±$3,344), 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 29379?: 16 USPS carrier routes with 8,272 residential and 631 business mailboxes (8,903 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 29379?: The closest, measured center to center: 29321 (8.1 mi, Buffalo), 29353 (10.2 mi, Jonesville), 29364 (10.5 mi, Lockhart), 29031 (11.3 mi, Carlisle), 29178 (13.3 mi, Whitmire) and 29331 (14.9 mi, Cross Anchor).

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