Lodge, SC · standard
ZIP Code 29082
Colleton County, South Carolina — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 572
- 5/sq mi
- $42,833
- Median income
- $111,600
- Median home value
- 17.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Lodge pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 7th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 13th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 81%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 29082 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 29082 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 105.9 square miles in Lodge, Colleton County, South Carolina. The area is home to 572 residents, producing a population density of 5 people per square mile, and falls within the New York time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 29082 against South Carolina and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 29082 sits at $42,833 (33% below the South Carolina average), while per-capita income is $37,448. The poverty rate stands at 17.3% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $111,600 (51% below the state average) with median rent at $1,092 per month, and 80.5% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 29082 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 17.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 54.4, and the average commute is —. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Colleton County, so you can benchmark 29082 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 29082, Lodge, SC · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
572
Population
105.9
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 29082?
54.4
Median Age
38.3%
Male
61.7%
Female
1.3%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$42,833
Median Household Income
-33% vs state
$37,448
Per Capita Income
17.3%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 29082 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$42,833 7th percentile higher than 7% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
240
Total Housing Units
190
Occupied Units
50
Vacant Units
1.95
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$111,600
Median Home Value
-51% vs state
$1,092
Median Rent
1973
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 29082, employing approximately 35 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,112,000.
7
Businesses
35
Employees
$1.1M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 29082 vs 29493 →
ZIP 29082 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 29475
Ruffin (29475)
2,874 residents
- 29481
Smoaks (29481)
1,841 residents
- 29081
Ehrhardt (29081)
1,352 residents
- 29929 1,135
Islandton (29929)
1,135 residents
- 29082 572
Lodge (29082)
572 residents
- 29493 117
Williams (29493)
117 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 29082 ranks #5 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 29082 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 29929
Islandton (29929)
$58,267 median income
- 29481
Smoaks (29481)
$46,719 median income
- 29082
Lodge (29082)
$42,833 median income
- 29475
Ruffin (29475)
$39,769 median income
- 29081
Ehrhardt (29081)
$38,147 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 29082 ranks #3 of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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