What city is 29585 in?

29585 is a Pawleys Island, SC mailing address. By land area, 18% lies inside Litchfield Beach and 1% lies inside Pawleys Island; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 29585?

About 16,966 people (±1,055), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 16,574.

What is the median household income in 29585?

$81,946 (±$8,139), 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 29585?

21 USPS carrier routes with 10,437 residential and 560 business mailboxes (10,998 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 29585?

The closest, measured center to center: 29576 (2.2 mi, Murrells Inlet), 29575 (8.3 mi, Surfside Beach), 29588 (8.8 mi, Socastee), 29577 (14.3 mi, Myrtle Beach), 29527 (16.1 mi, Conway) and 29579 (17.7 mi, Carolina Forest).

29585 ZIP Code, Pawleys Island, SC

29585 is a ZIP code in Pawleys Island, South Carolina in Georgetown County. It covers 62 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 29576, 29575 and 29588. 16,966 people live here in 7,826 households. With about 275 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (88%). Median household income is $81,946, above the South Carolina median of $69,324; the median age is 61.7, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Pawleys Island, SC
County: Georgetown County
Land area: 62 sq mi
Population: 16,966
Median household income: $81,946
Carrier routes: 21 (10,437 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	16,966
Households	7,826
Median household income	$81,946
Income per person	$55,914
Median age	61.7
Homeowners	87.7%
Median home value	$463,400
Median rent	$1,660
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.5%
Average commute (minutes)	22.8
Households with kids under 18	15.7%
Moved in the past year	10.9%
Below the poverty line	7.5%
Broadband internet	93.0%
Speak a non-English language at home	2.6%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	2.2%
$10–15K	2.6%
$15–25K	4.5%
$25–35K	5.1%
$35–50K	7.5%
$50–75K	21.5%
$75–100K	15.0%
$100–150K	16.3%
$150–200K	9.7%
$200K+	15.5%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	6.5%
10–19	8.0%
20–24	4.4%
25–34	4.0%
35–44	8.2%
45–54	9.9%
55–64	15.8%
65–74	24.0%
75+	19.3%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	31.5%
Owned outright	24.5%
Rented	7.7%
Vacant	36.3%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	65.1%
Townhome	12.1%
2–4 units	6.7%
5–19 units	8.1%
20+ units	6.2%
Mobile / other	1.8%

Businesses in 29585

697 business establishments with 6,439 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 100
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 100
Health Care and Social Assistance: 88
Accommodation and Food Services: 74
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 67
Construction: 65
Other Services (except Public Administration): 55
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 42

EDDM carrier routes

29585 has 21 USPS carrier routes with 10,437 residential and 560 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 29585

29585 has 21 USPS carrier routes (4 rural (R), 17 highway contract (H)) with 10,437 residential and 560 business mailboxes. Routes range from 196 homes (H017) to 712 homes (H012); the median route has 513 homes. The Census counted 7,826 households in 29585 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	2
250–499	8
500–749	11
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R022 — USPS business mailboxes 125, 537 homes
Route H015 — USPS business mailboxes 87, 439 homes
Route H017 — USPS business mailboxes 82, 196 homes
Route H011 — USPS business mailboxes 79, 344 homes
Route H003 — USPS business mailboxes 77, 482 homes

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Every carrier route in 29585

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
H001	Highway contract	599	3	$77,492	—	—	—
H002	Highway contract	465	2	$49,272	—	—	—
H003	Highway contract	482	77	$73,087	—	—	—
H004	Highway contract	513	3	$134,458	—	—	—
H005	Highway contract	517	3	$80,303	—	—	—
H006	Highway contract	537	7	$71,154	—	—	—
H007	Highway contract	400	1	$77,492	—	—	—
H008	Highway contract	623	4	$77,492	—	—	—
H009	Highway contract	608	2	$122,787	—	—	—
H010	Highway contract	646	1	$143,860	—	—	—
H011	Highway contract	344	79	$35,323	—	—	—
H012	Highway contract	712	6	$73,087	—	—	—
H013	Highway contract	492	57	$35,323	—	—	—
H015	Highway contract	439	87	$102,702	—	—	—
H016	Highway contract	215	1	$71,154	—	—	—
H017	Highway contract	196	82	$73,087	—	—	—
H018	Highway contract	410	8	$71,154	—	—	—
R020	Rural	704	9	$81,676	—	—	—
R021	Rural	664	3	$71,154	—	—	—
R022	Rural	537	125	$80,303	—	—	—
R023	Rural	334	0	$80,303	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 29585 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

29576 — Murrells Inlet CDP, SC (2.2 mi)
29575 — Surfside Beach town, SC (8.3 mi)
29588 — Socastee CDP, SC (8.8 mi)
29577 — Myrtle Beach city, SC (14.3 mi)
29527 — Conway city, SC (16.1 mi)
29579 — Carolina Forest CDP, SC (17.7 mi)
29440 — Georgetown city, SC (18.4 mi)
29554 — Stuckey town, SC (20.2 mi)

Areas that include 29585

Litchfield Beach, SC ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Pawleys Island, SC ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Georgetown County ZIP codes — 5 ZIP codes
South Carolina ZIP code data

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 29585, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 29585 in?: 29585 is a Pawleys Island, SC mailing address. By land area, 18% lies inside Litchfield Beach and 1% lies inside Pawleys Island; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 29585 in?: 29585 is in Georgetown County.
What is the population of 29585?: About 16,966 people (±1,055), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 16,574.
What is the median household income in 29585?: $81,946 (±$8,139), 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 29585?: 21 USPS carrier routes with 10,437 residential and 560 business mailboxes (10,998 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 29585?: The closest, measured center to center: 29576 (2.2 mi, Murrells Inlet), 29575 (8.3 mi, Surfside Beach), 29588 (8.8 mi, Socastee), 29577 (14.3 mi, Myrtle Beach), 29527 (16.1 mi, Conway) and 29579 (17.7 mi, Carolina Forest).

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