First three digits · South Carolina
ZIP Codes Starting with
32 ZIP codes start with 297, sorted at the Charlotte, NC (SCF 282) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in South Carolina: 25 residential ZIP codes across 5 counties and 7 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 297 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, 297, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 297 to the Charlotte, NC (SCF 282) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 297 ZIP codes are Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Lancaster, Clover, York and Chester.
The same facility sorts 5 prefixes, 305 ZIP codes in all: 280, 281, 282, 286, 297.
Where are the 297 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 297
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29702 | Blacksburg | Cherokee County | 9,770 | 105 | $50k | $127k |
| 29703 | Bowling Green | York County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 29704 | Catawba | York County | 3,060 | 116 | $74k | $244k |
| 29706 | Chester | Chester County | 18,742 | 70 | $51k | $159k |
| 29707 | Fort Mill | Lancaster County | 37,629 | 1,322 | $118k | $471k |
| 29708 | Fort Mill | York County | 43,515 | 2,287 | $132k | $515k |
| 29709 | Chesterfield | Chesterfield County | 5,988 | 60 | $55k | $144k |
| 29710 | Clover | York County | 40,595 | 356 | $97k | $387k |
| 29712 | Edgemoor | Chester County | 2,047 | 71 | $63k | $209k |
| 29714 | Fort Lawn | Chester County | 3,462 | 106 | $71k | $190k |
| 29715 | Fort Mill | York County | 46,865 | 1,340 | $110k | $448k |
| 29716 | Fort Mill | York County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 29717 | Hickory Grove | York County | 1,644 | 44 | $68k | $168k |
| 29718 | Jefferson | Chesterfield County | 4,133 | 40 | $60k | $128k |
| 29720 | Lancaster | Lancaster County | 53,584 | 188 | $63k | $246k |
| 29721 | Lancaster | Lancaster County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 29722 | Lancaster | Lancaster County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 29724 | Lando | Chester County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 29726 | McConnells | York County | 1,985 | 49 | $89k | $308k |
| 29727 | Mount Croghan | Chesterfield County | 2,300 | 45 | $48k | $91k |
| 29728 | Pageland | Chesterfield County | 9,043 | 95 | $45k | $131k |
| 29729 | Richburg | Chester County | 2,247 | 32 | $54k | $103k |
| 29730 | Rock Hill | York County | 58,199 | 488 | $69k | $260k |
| 29731 | Rock Hill | York County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 29732 | Rock Hill | York County | 57,675 | 1,092 | $85k | $334k |
| 29733 | Rock Hill | York County | 1,468 | 11,469 | – | – |
| 29734 | Rock Hill | York County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 29741 | Ruby | Chesterfield County | 1,504 | 41 | $45k | $117k |
| 29742 | Sharon | York County | 2,492 | 31 | $53k | $218k |
| 29743 | Smyrna | York County | 1,826 | 49 | $86k | $243k |
| 29744 | Van Wyck | Lancaster County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 29745 | York | York County | 34,909 | 257 | $79k | $281k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.