Which ZIP code in Beaufort County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?

29909 (Okatie), at 91.6% (±2.4%), among 12 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Beaufort County, SC

These are the 12 ZIP codes in Beaufort County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 12 with at least 1,000 residents. 29909 (Okatie, 91.6%), 29920 (Saint Helena Island, 90.3%) and 29940 (Seabrook, 86.1%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Beaufort County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Beaufort County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Owner-occupied homes	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	29909	Okatie	91.6% ±2.4%	24,003	11,994	15,981
2	29920	Saint Helena Island	90.3% ±4.8%	10,606	4,486	6,443
3	29940	Seabrook	86.1% ±8.3%	3,256	1,502	1,581
4	29907	Beaufort	85.1% ±4.0%	15,190	6,211	6,675
5	29928	Hilton Head Island	83.3% ±3.0%	15,785	8,462	13,203
6	29926	Hilton Head Island	77.3% ±3.0%	24,458	11,093	13,609
7	29910	Bluffton	77.2% ±2.7%	53,019	21,056	24,372
8	29945	Yemassee	75.5% ±6.8%	3,918	1,836	1,920
9	29902	Beaufort	64.0% ±5.9%	17,650	6,370	8,008
10	29906	Beaufort	50.8% ±4.8%	25,342	9,862	11,469
11	29935	Port Royal	36.3% ±12.2%	3,513	1,779	2,197
12	29904	Beaufort	0.0% ±100.0%	1,600	9	—

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 12 of 15 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Homeowners make the decisions about roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance. A high owner share means fewer pieces wasted on renters who can't hire the work.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 32,655 households, on 60 carrier routes with 43,883 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Beaufort County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 29909 (Okatie), at 91.6% (±2.4%), among 12 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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