Which ZIP code in Richland County has the highest median household income?

29036 (Chapin), at $113,986 (±$8,324), among 19 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.

Richest ZIP codes in Richland County, SC

These are the 19 ZIP codes in Richland County with the highest median household income, out of 19 with at least 1,000 residents. 29036 (Chapin, $113,986), 29016 (Blythewood, $95,082) and 29063 (Irmo, $91,973) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Richland County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Richland County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	29036	Chapin	$113,986 ±$8,324	26,620	10,146	13,109
2	29016	Blythewood	$95,082 ±$10,333	30,454	11,547	12,969
3	29063	Irmo	$91,973 ±$9,129	38,201	14,247	15,370
4	29206	Columbia	$91,847 ±$12,266	19,759	8,552	9,471
5	29045	Elgin	$87,366 ±$7,414	31,372	11,680	14,214
6	29212	Columbia	$77,142 ±$5,895	27,657	12,643	14,221
7	29075	Little Mountain	$75,884 ±$20,602	2,848	1,299	1,445
8	29229	Columbia	$74,043 ±$3,985	51,861	20,122	22,525
9	29078	Lugoff	$67,727 ±$8,364	16,283	6,300	7,954
10	29205	Columbia	$64,231 ±$6,948	22,223	10,643	12,398
11	29223	Columbia	$62,408 ±$6,554	53,074	22,597	24,220
12	29061	Hopkins	$60,307 ±$16,903	12,538	4,773	7,202
13	29209	Columbia	$58,772 ±$6,129	38,041	15,229	17,235
14	29044	Eastover	$57,297 ±$24,153	4,799	2,028	2,330
15	29052	Gadsden	$52,775 ±$27,636	2,199	799	848
16	29210	Columbia	$50,871 ±$2,354	39,962	17,341	17,993
17	29204	Columbia	$50,189 ±$6,292	18,159	7,837	8,389
18	29203	Columbia	$46,054 ±$2,367	40,653	15,776	18,067
19	29201	Columbia	$32,297 ±$4,454	24,605	10,410	13,091

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 19 of 23 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 56,172 households, on 103 carrier routes with 65,133 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 Richland County has the highest median household income?: 29036 (Chapin), at $113,986 (±$8,324), among 19 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
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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