29720 ZIP Code, Lancaster, SC

29720 is a ZIP code in Lancaster, South Carolina in Lancaster County. It covers 285 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 29714, 29704 and 28173. 53,584 people live here in 20,644 households, more than in 9 of every 10 South Carolina ZIP codes. With about 188 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (80%). Median household income is $62,969, close to the South Carolina median of $69,324.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents53,584
Households20,644
Median household income$62,969
Income per person$33,828
Median age42
Homeowners79.8%
Median home value$245,500
Median rent$891
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%
Average commute (minutes)29.2
Households with kids under 1828.2%
Moved in the past year9.8%
Below the poverty line15.7%
Broadband internet84.9%
Speak a non-English language at home9.0%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K6.0%
$10–15K4.3%
$15–25K10.9%
$25–35K6.6%
$35–50K14.6%
$50–75K15.7%
$75–100K13.6%
$100–150K16.5%
$150–200K7.1%
$200K+4.8%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1010.2%
10–1913.0%
20–245.0%
25–3413.0%
35–4411.9%
45–5413.4%
55–6413.7%
65–7411.9%
75+8.0%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage41.1%
Owned outright31.5%
Rented18.1%
Vacant9.3%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house76.8%
Townhome1.8%
2–4 units2.5%
5–19 units1.8%
20+ units2.2%
Mobile / other14.8%

Businesses in 29720

830 business establishments with 9,747 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

29720 has 35 USPS carrier routes with 25,081 residential and 1,220 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 29720

29720 has 35 USPS carrier routes (11 city (C), 24 rural (R)) with 25,081 residential and 1,220 business mailboxes. Routes range from 157 homes (C005) to 1,076 homes (R025); the median route has 725 homes. The Census counted 20,644 households in 29720 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2491
250–4992
500–74915
750–99916
1,000–1,4991
1,500+0

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  1. Route C006 — USPS business mailboxes 198, 634 homes
  2. Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 153, 520 homes
  3. Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 93, 558 homes
  4. Route C010 — USPS business mailboxes 82, 753 homes
  5. Route C005 — USPS business mailboxes 62, 157 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 29720

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C001City81634$28,144———
C002City520153$26,231———
C004City55893$26,231———
C005City15762$26,590———
C006City634198$29,209———
C008City94757$38,750———
C009City75026$48,614———
C010City75382$38,750———
C011City79960$26,231———
C012City95834$28,144———
C013City40342$67,656———
R001Rural5963$33,841———
R002Rural6576$64,735———
R003Rural78020$46,023———
R004Rural88117$48,614———
R005Rural63512$73,785———
R006Rural72524$67,799———
R007Rural8469$84,650———
R008Rural7716$84,650———
R009Rural60616$60,791———
R010Rural71121$65,831———
R011Rural64319$29,209———
R012Rural66944$64,735———
R013Rural7986$60,131———
R014Rural76419$29,209———
R015Rural61424$33,841———
R016Rural69312$67,799———
R017Rural72041$28,144———
R018Rural78846$82,591———
R021Rural66920$78,659———
R022Rural9152$78,659———
R023Rural82310$48,614———
R024Rural9390$92,771———
R025Rural1,0761$92,771———
R027Rural4671$82,591———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 29720 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.

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Areas that include 29720

Mail every home in 29720

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 29720, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 29720 in?
29720 is a Lancaster, SC mailing address. By land area, 4% lies inside Van Wyck, 2% lies inside Lancaster, 2% lies inside Elgin and 1% lies inside Springdale; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 29720 in?
29720 is in Lancaster County.
What is the population of 29720?
About 53,584 people (±2,315), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 51,198.
What is the median household income in 29720?
$62,969 (±$4,770), 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 29720?
35 USPS carrier routes with 25,081 residential and 1,220 business mailboxes (26,307 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 29720?
The closest, measured center to center: 29714 (10 mi, Fort Lawn), 29704 (11.2 mi, Catawba), 28173 (12 mi, Waxhaw), 29058 (13.2 mi, Heath Springs), 28108 (13.5 mi, Mineral Springs) and 29712 (13.7 mi).

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