What city is 29676 in?

29676 is a Salem, SC mailing address. By land area, 5% lies inside Keowee Key and 1% lies inside Salem; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 29676?

About 6,016 people (±1,003), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 5,641.

What is the median household income in 29676?

$92,798 (±$31,662), 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 29676?

8 USPS carrier routes with 3,635 residential and 97 business mailboxes (3,732 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 29676?

The closest, measured center to center: 29686 (3.9 mi, Tamassee), 29685 (8.2 mi), 28717 (9 mi, Cashiers), 28774 (9.7 mi), 29682 (11 mi, Six Mile) and 29664 (11.7 mi).

29676 ZIP Code, Salem, SC

29676 is a ZIP code in Salem, South Carolina in Oconee County. It covers 72 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 29686, 29685 and 28717. 6,016 people live here in 2,815 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (95%). Median household income is $92,798, above the South Carolina median of $69,324; the median age is 64.3, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Salem, SC
County: Oconee County
Land area: 72 sq mi
Population: 6,016
Median household income: $92,798
Carrier routes: 8 (3,635 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	6,016
Households	2,815
Median household income	$92,798
Income per person	$64,527
Median age	64.3
Homeowners	94.6%
Median home value	$416,800
Median rent	$940
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.4%
Average commute (minutes)	29.6
Households with kids under 18	7.0%
Moved in the past year	17.6%
Below the poverty line	8.1%
Broadband internet	88.8%
Speak a non-English language at home	2.4%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	4.5%
$10–15K	4.7%
$15–25K	5.5%
$25–35K	7.9%
$35–50K	6.1%
$50–75K	16.1%
$75–100K	7.4%
$100–150K	14.9%
$150–200K	11.3%
$200K+	21.5%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	2.3%
10–19	3.0%
20–24	6.5%
25–34	2.8%
35–44	5.2%
45–54	10.3%
55–64	22.7%
65–74	31.6%
75+	15.6%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	34.1%
Owned outright	36.9%
Rented	3.9%
Vacant	25.1%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	83.2%
Townhome	1.8%
2–4 units	2.3%
5–19 units	1.5%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	11.2%

Businesses in 29676

95 business establishments with 658 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 19
Construction: 16
Retail Trade: 10
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 10
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 7
Other Services (except Public Administration): 7
Wholesale Trade: 4
Health Care and Social Assistance: 4

EDDM carrier routes

29676 has 8 USPS carrier routes with 3,635 residential and 97 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 29676

29676 has 8 USPS carrier routes (7 rural (R), 1 highway contract (H)) with 3,635 residential and 97 business mailboxes. Routes range from 123 homes (R007) to 610 homes (R004); the median route has 533 homes. The Census counted 2,815 households in 29676 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	2
250–499	1
500–749	5
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 22, 553 homes
Route R006 — USPS business mailboxes 21, 484 homes
Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 19, 572 homes
Route H088 — USPS business mailboxes 19, 228 homes
Route R004 — USPS business mailboxes 6, 610 homes

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Every carrier route in 29676

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
H088	Highway contract	228	19	$71,593	—	—	—
R001	Rural	572	19	$71,593	—	—	—
R002	Rural	553	22	$108,168	—	—	—
R003	Rural	552	5	$108,168	—	—	—
R004	Rural	610	6	$107,796	—	—	—
R005	Rural	513	1	$116,205	—	—	—
R006	Rural	484	21	$108,168	—	—	—
R007	Rural	123	4	$108,168	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 29676 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

29686 — Tamassee CDP, SC (3.9 mi)
29685 (8.2 mi)
28717 — Cashiers CDP, NC (9 mi)
28774 (9.7 mi)
29682 — Six Mile town, SC (11 mi)
29664 (11.7 mi)
29696 — West Union town, SC (12 mi)
29691 — Walhalla city, SC (12.9 mi)

Areas that include 29676

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 29676, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 29676 in?: 29676 is a Salem, SC mailing address. By land area, 5% lies inside Keowee Key and 1% lies inside Salem; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 29676 in?: 29676 is in Oconee County.
What is the population of 29676?: About 6,016 people (±1,003), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 5,641.
What is the median household income in 29676?: $92,798 (±$31,662), 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 29676?: 8 USPS carrier routes with 3,635 residential and 97 business mailboxes (3,732 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 29676?: The closest, measured center to center: 29686 (3.9 mi, Tamassee), 29685 (8.2 mi), 28717 (9 mi, Cashiers), 28774 (9.7 mi), 29682 (11 mi, Six Mile) and 29664 (11.7 mi).

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