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ZIP Code 29440: Georgetown, SC

ZIP code 29440 uses the postal name Georgetown, South Carolina and lies entirely in Georgetown County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 27,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $56,124 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Georgetown (1%), DeBordieu Colony (under 1%) and Dunbar (under 1%); 98% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: South Carolina, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
294sectional center: Charleston, SC (SCF 294)
40delivery area within it
Town
Georgetown · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Georgetown (1%); DeBordieu Colony (under 1%) census-designated place; Dunbar (under 1%) census-designated place
Neighborhood
Country Club Estates GeoNames
Micro area
Murrells Inlet, SC
House district
SC-7 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
523.1 sq mi · 52 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
29442 also use the name Georgetown

Where is ZIP code 29440?

29440 centers on 33.381°, -79.330° and covers 523.1 square miles of land plus 51.6 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 29510, 29585, 29453, 29458, 29554, 29580, 29527.

29453 · Jamestown29458 · McClellanville29510 · Andrews29527 · Conway29554 · Hemingway29580 · Nesmith29585 · Pawleys Island29440 · Georgetown (this ZIP)294402951029554294532952729458295802958529453 · Jamestown29458 · McClellanville29510 · Andrews29527 · Conway29554 · Hemingway29580 · Nesmith29585 · Pawleys Island29440 · Georgetown (this ZIP)294402951029554294532952729458295802958529453 · Jamestown29458 · McClellanville29510 · Andrews29527 · Conway29554 · Hemingway29580 · Nesmith29585 · Pawleys Island29440 · Georgetown (this ZIP)2944029510295542945329527294582958029585
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 29440 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 29440, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 29440 compare with the rest of Georgetown County?

Rank of 29440 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure29440In Georgetown CountyIn SC
People (ACS 2020-2024)27,3192nd of 568th of 424
Median household income$56k3rd of 5168th of 265
Median home value$173k3rd of 5169th of 260

Its median household income is higher than in 23% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 43% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 29440?

The 2020 Census counted 27,451 people in 29440; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 27,319. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 3.6% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
27,319
2020 Census count
27,451−3.6% since 2010 (28,469)
Households
10,837
Median age
46.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 29440?

Of the 27,319 people the ACS estimates in 29440, 19.4% are under 18 and 25.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (49.1%), then Black (not Hispanic) (45.6%).

  • Under 1819.4%
  • 18 to 6455.4%
  • 65 and older25.3%
Age of the people of 29440 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic49.1%
  • Black, not Hispanic45.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino3.4%
  • Other or two or more1.7%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.3%
Race and Hispanic origin in 29440 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 29440 earn?

Median household income is $56,124 (ACS 2020-2024), the 3rd highest of the 5 ranked ZIP codes in Georgetown County. It rose from $49,861 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$56,124
Income per person
$31,866
Below the poverty line
19.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
6.4%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
21.7%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$69,83012,230 returns; wages 54% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 29440?

FHFA's house price index for 29440, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 124% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 69% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +9.9% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$172,600
Median gross rent
$912
Homes owned by their occupants
82.2%
Housing units
13,767
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Index = 100 in 1991, the first year FHFA reports for 29440; 2025: 434.6. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 29440?

715 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 52 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade130
  • Health care and social assistance108
  • Other services (except public administration)86
  • Accommodation and food services58
  • Construction54
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services48

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 29440?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 29440, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
29510Andrews10,545$55k17.1 mi
29585Pawleys Island16,966$82k18.4 mi
29453Jamestown1,517$71k19.4 mi
29458McClellanville2,505$86k20.2 mi
29554Hemingway8,681$55k22.5 mi
29580Nesmith1,322$50k22.7 mi
29527Conway28,451$52k30.0 mi
29576Murrells Inlet34,695$71k20.6 mi (near)
29588Myrtle Beach52,609$71k26.7 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.

Which other ZIP codes use the name Georgetown?

1 more ZIP code carries the postal name Georgetown, SC without a residential delivery area: PO boxes at the post office, or a single organization with its own ZIP code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for it.

ZIP codes named Georgetown without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPCounty
29442Georgetown County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0), downloaded 2026-10-09; a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.