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Columbia, SC ZIP Codes

34 ZIP codes use the postal name Columbia, South Carolina (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 13 residential and 21 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $46,054 in 29203 to $91,847 in 29206, 2.0 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Columbia's most populous ZIP code is 29223, with 53,074 people (ACS 2020-2024); 0% of its land is in the city of Columbia.

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  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Columbia's ZIP codes?

29201: $32k median household income29203: $46k median household income29204: $50k median household income29205: $64k median household income29206: $92k median household income29207: – median household income29208: – median household income29209: $59k median household income29210: $51k median household income29212: $77k median household income29223: $62k median household income29225: – median household income29229: $74k median household income292072920329209292122922929223292012921029206292052920429201: $32k median household income29203: $46k median household income29204: $50k median household income29205: $64k median household income29206: $92k median household income29207: – median household income29208: – median household income29209: $59k median household income29210: $51k median household income29212: $77k median household income29223: $62k median household income29225: – median household income29229: $74k median household income2920729203292092921229229292232920129210292062920429201: $32k median household income29203: $46k median household income29204: $50k median household income29205: $64k median household income29206: $92k median household income29207: – median household income29208: – median household income29209: $59k median household income29210: $51k median household income29212: $77k median household income29223: $62k median household income29225: – median household income29229: $74k median household income2920729203292092921229229292232920129210
The 13 residential ZIP codes named Columbia, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Columbia's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 29206 ($91,847), the lowest in 29203 ($46,054). Home values run from $141,300 in 29203 to $369,500 in 29206.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 13 residential ZIP codes of Columbia

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Columbia, SC, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
29223 Richland County 53,074 2,095 $62k $203k
29229 Richland County 51,861 2,840 $74k $247k
29203 Richland County 40,653 653 $46k $141k
29210 Richland County 39,962 2,384 $51k $194k
29209 Richland County 38,041 720 $59k $207k
29212 Lexington County 27,657 1,294 $77k $247k
29201 Richland County 24,605 2,134 $32k $256k
29205 Richland County 22,223 3,442 $64k $350k
29206 Richland County 19,759 2,288 $92k $370k
29204 Richland County 18,159 2,853 $50k $200k
29207 Richland County 8,012 122 – –
29208 Richland County 2,445 17,847 – –
29225 Richland County 443 16,407 – –

Download the 34 ZIP codes as CSV

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Columbia

21 ZIP codes named Columbia have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

Columbia, SC: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
29202Richland County
29211Richland County
29214Richland County
29215Richland County
29216Richland County
29217Richland County
29218Richland County
29219Richland County
29220Richland County
29221Richland County
29222Richland County
29224Richland County
29226Richland County
29227Richland County
29228Lexington County
29230Richland County
29240Richland County
29250Richland County
29260Richland County
29290Richland County
29292Richland County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do Columbia's ZIP codes reach?

Columbia's residential ZIP codes lie in 2 counties: Richland County (12 ZIP codes mainly there), Lexington County (1 ZIP code mainly there).

Which places do Columbia's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Columbia's residential ZIP codes cover Columbia itself and 10 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Columbia's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Columbia starts with 292.

Three-digit prefixes of Columbia's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Columbia's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
292 Columbia, SC (SCF 290) 34 34

All 34 ZIP codes that start with 292 are Columbia's: 13 residential codes and 21 PO Box or unique codes, sorted at Columbia, SC (SCF 290).

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.