First three digits · South Carolina
ZIP Codes Starting with
53 ZIP codes start with 290, sorted at the Columbia, SC (SCF 290) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in South Carolina: 49 residential ZIP codes across 17 counties and 4 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 290 mean?
The first digit, 2, is one of ten national areas (District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia). The first three, 290, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 290 to the Columbia, SC (SCF 290) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 290 ZIP codes are Lexington, Irmo, Elgin, Blythewood, Chapin and Camden.
The same facility sorts 4 prefixes, 206 ZIP codes in all: 290, 291, 292, 295.
Where are the 290 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 290
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29001 | Alcolu | Clarendon County | 2,339 | 33 | $65k | $156k |
| 29002 | Ballentine | Richland County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 29003 | Bamberg | Bamberg County | 5,610 | 41 | $53k | $108k |
| 29006 | Batesburg | Saluda County | 9,199 | 67 | $50k | $158k |
| 29009 | Bethune | Kershaw County | 2,451 | 22 | $58k | $98k |
| 29010 | Bishopville | Lee County | 11,861 | 60 | $44k | $103k |
| 29014 | Blackstock | Fairfield County | 1,595 | 10 | $62k | $187k |
| 29015 | Blair | Fairfield County | 1,255 | 11 | $44k | $107k |
| 29016 | Blythewood | Richland County | 30,454 | 350 | $95k | $346k |
| 29018 | Bowman | Orangeburg County | 3,559 | 34 | $49k | $108k |
| 29020 | Camden | Kershaw County | 23,266 | 100 | $65k | $240k |
| 29021 | Camden | Kershaw County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 29030 | Cameron | Calhoun County | 2,045 | 22 | $80k | $199k |
| 29031 | Carlisle | Chester County | 1,617 | 13 | $61k | $93k |
| 29032 | Cassatt | Kershaw County | 4,687 | 59 | $58k | $100k |
| 29033 | Cayce | Lexington County | 12,837 | 1,281 | $61k | $164k |
| 29036 | Chapin | Lexington County | 26,620 | 483 | $114k | $411k |
| 29037 | Chappells | Newberry County | 983 | 14 | $73k | $147k |
| 29038 | Cope | Orangeburg County | 2,362 | 28 | $44k | $158k |
| 29039 | Cordova | Orangeburg County | 2,941 | 122 | $53k | $53k |
| 29040 | Dalzell | Sumter County | 8,920 | 164 | $66k | $162k |
| 29041 | Davis Station | Clarendon County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 29042 | Denmark | Bamberg County | 4,904 | 80 | $41k | $88k |
| 29044 | Eastover | Richland County | 4,799 | 35 | $57k | $135k |
| 29045 | Elgin | Kershaw County | 31,372 | 462 | $87k | $266k |
| 29046 | Elliott | Lee County | 22 | 56 | – | – |
| 29047 | Elloree | Orangeburg County | 3,537 | 55 | $49k | $190k |
| 29048 | Eutawville | Orangeburg County | 4,982 | 111 | $42k | $110k |
| 29051 | Gable | Clarendon County | 758 | 19 | $71k | $180k |
| 29052 | Gadsden | Richland County | 2,199 | 37 | $53k | $84k |
| 29053 | Gaston | Lexington County | 21,076 | 262 | $57k | $126k |
| 29054 | Gilbert | Lexington County | 11,174 | 195 | $91k | $284k |
| 29055 | Great Falls | Chester County | 3,924 | 113 | $37k | $107k |
| 29056 | Greeleyville | Williamsburg County | 2,203 | 21 | $47k | $84k |
| 29058 | Heath Springs | Lancaster County | 5,423 | 37 | $52k | $152k |
| 29059 | Holly Hill | Orangeburg County | 4,905 | 45 | $39k | $85k |
| 29061 | Hopkins | Richland County | 12,538 | 142 | $60k | $171k |
| 29062 | Horatio | Sumter County | 10 | 1 | – | – |
| 29063 | Irmo | Richland County | 38,201 | 952 | $92k | $261k |
| 29065 | Jenkinsville | Fairfield County | 605 | 23 | $49k | $98k |
| 29067 | Kershaw | Lancaster County | 11,116 | 58 | $52k | $155k |
| 29069 | Lamar | Darlington County | 4,647 | 59 | $48k | $132k |
| 29070 | Leesville | Lexington County | 15,657 | 95 | $66k | $198k |
| 29071 | Lexington | Lexington County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 29072 | Lexington | Lexington County | 69,407 | 1,020 | $106k | $332k |
| 29073 | Lexington | Lexington County | 53,156 | 650 | $77k | $216k |
| 29074 | Liberty Hill | Kershaw County | 212 | 10 | – | $409k |
| 29075 | Little Mountain | Newberry County | 2,848 | 69 | $76k | $257k |
| 29078 | Lugoff | Kershaw County | 16,283 | 130 | $68k | $208k |
| 29079 | Lydia | Darlington County | 58 | 542 | – | – |
| 29080 | Lynchburg | Lee County | 2,601 | 20 | $37k | $105k |
| 29081 | Ehrhardt | Bamberg County | 1,102 | 14 | $38k | $106k |
| 29082 | Lodge | Colleton County | 371 | 10 | $43k | $112k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.