What city is 29906 in?

29906 is a Beaufort, SC mailing address. By land area, 25% lies inside Beaufort, 16% lies inside Burton, 9% lies inside Laurel Bay and 9% lies inside Shell Point; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 29906?

About 25,342 people (±1,898), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 22,608.

What is the median household income in 29906?

$68,174 (±$3,653), 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 29906?

14 USPS carrier routes with 11,469 residential and 634 business mailboxes (12,104 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 29906?

The closest, measured center to center: 29904 (2.9 mi, Beaufort), 29935 (5.5 mi, Port Royal), 29905 (6.9 mi, Port Royal), 29941 (7.3 mi, Beaufort), 29940 (8.6 mi, Seabrook) and 29907 (9.2 mi, Beaufort).

29906 ZIP Code, Beaufort, SC

29906 is a ZIP code in Beaufort, South Carolina in Beaufort County. It covers 45 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 29904, 29935 and 29905. 25,342 people live here in 9,862 households. With about 564 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (51% own). Median household income is $68,174, close to the South Carolina median of $69,324.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Beaufort, SC
County: Beaufort County
Land area: 45 sq mi
Population: 25,342
Median household income: $68,174
Carrier routes: 14 (11,469 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	25,342
Households	9,862
Median household income	$68,174
Income per person	$31,799
Median age	30.4
Homeowners	50.8%
Median home value	$265,300
Median rent	$1,475
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%
Average commute (minutes)	25.5
Households with kids under 18	33.5%
Moved in the past year	14.1%
Below the poverty line	11.3%
Broadband internet	92.7%
Speak a non-English language at home	9.3%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	4.3%
$10–15K	3.4%
$15–25K	7.2%
$25–35K	8.7%
$35–50K	12.5%
$50–75K	21.4%
$75–100K	14.7%
$100–150K	15.3%
$150–200K	7.3%
$200K+	5.1%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	15.0%
10–19	14.9%
20–24	10.4%
25–34	16.8%
35–44	10.6%
45–54	9.2%
55–64	9.2%
65–74	8.8%
75+	5.2%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	28.1%
Owned outright	18.3%
Rented	45.0%
Vacant	8.6%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	52.5%
Townhome	2.4%
2–4 units	1.3%
5–19 units	10.9%
20+ units	6.4%
Mobile / other	26.4%

Businesses in 29906

422 business establishments with 4,712 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 81
Construction: 59
Other Services (except Public Administration): 56
Accommodation and Food Services: 48
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 26
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 26
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 25
Finance and Insurance: 22

EDDM carrier routes

29906 has 14 USPS carrier routes with 11,469 residential and 634 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 29906

29906 has 14 USPS carrier routes (3 city (C), 11 rural (R)) with 11,469 residential and 634 business mailboxes. Routes range from 201 homes (C005) to 1,130 homes (R005); the median route has 851 homes. The Census counted 9,862 households in 29906 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	0
500–749	2
750–999	8
1,000–1,499	3
1,500+	0

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Route C005 — USPS business mailboxes 184, 201 homes
Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 90, 752 homes
Route R009 — USPS business mailboxes 84, 867 homes
Route R013 — USPS business mailboxes 69, 1,046 homes
Route R014 — USPS business mailboxes 49, 882 homes

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Every carrier route in 29906

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C004	City	752	90	$52,369	—	—	—
C005	City	201	184	$83,280	—	—	—
C010	City	748	4	$68,854	—	—	—
R001	Rural	841	5	$52,832	—	—	—
R002	Rural	619	12	$68,854	—	—	—
R003	Rural	805	22	$104,063	—	—	—
R004	Rural	860	0	$68,445	—	—	—
R005	Rural	1,130	12	$104,063	—	—	—
R008	Rural	793	40	$52,832	—	—	—
R009	Rural	867	84	$68,854	—	—	—
R011	Rural	876	19	$68,445	—	—	—
R012	Rural	1,049	44	$41,696	—	—	—
R013	Rural	1,046	69	$56,538	—	—	—
R014	Rural	882	49	$57,159	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 29906 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

29904 — Beaufort city, SC (2.9 mi)
29935 — Port Royal town, SC (5.5 mi)
29905 — Port Royal town, SC (6.9 mi)
29941 — Beaufort city, SC (7.3 mi)
29940 — Seabrook CDP, SC (8.6 mi)
29907 — Beaufort city, SC (9.2 mi)
29909 — Ridgeland town, SC (9.3 mi)
29902 — Port Royal town, SC (9.7 mi)

Areas that include 29906

Port Royal, SC ZIP codes — 4 ZIP codes
Beaufort, SC ZIP codes — 5 ZIP codes
Burton, SC ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Laurel Bay, SC ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Shell Point, SC ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Beaufort County ZIP codes — 15 ZIP codes
South Carolina ZIP code data

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 29906, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 29906 in?: 29906 is a Beaufort, SC mailing address. By land area, 25% lies inside Beaufort, 16% lies inside Burton, 9% lies inside Laurel Bay and 9% lies inside Shell Point; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 29906 in?: 29906 is in Beaufort County.
What is the population of 29906?: About 25,342 people (±1,898), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 22,608.
What is the median household income in 29906?: $68,174 (±$3,653), 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 29906?: 14 USPS carrier routes with 11,469 residential and 634 business mailboxes (12,104 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 29906?: The closest, measured center to center: 29904 (2.9 mi, Beaufort), 29935 (5.5 mi, Port Royal), 29905 (6.9 mi, Port Royal), 29941 (7.3 mi, Beaufort), 29940 (8.6 mi, Seabrook) and 29907 (9.2 mi, Beaufort).

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