Residential delivery area · South Carolina

ZIP Code 29574: Mullins, SC

ZIP code 29574 uses the postal name Mullins, South Carolina and lies entirely in Marion County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 9,400 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $34,112 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Mullins (3%), Rains (under 1%) and Zion (under 1%); 96% 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
295sectional center: Columbia, SC (SCF 290)
74delivery area within it
Town
Mullins · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Mullins (3%); Rains (under 1%) census-designated place; Zion (under 1%) census-designated place
House district
SC-7 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
98.5 sq mi · 96 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 29574?

29574 centers on 34.165°, -79.261° and covers 98.5 square miles of land plus 0.3 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 29589, 29543, 29581, 29571, 29544.

29543 · Fork29544 · Galivants Ferry29571 · Marion29581 · Nichols29589 · Rains29574 · Mullins (this ZIP)295742957129544295812954329543 · Fork29544 · Galivants Ferry29571 · Marion29581 · Nichols29589 · Rains29574 · Mullins (this ZIP)295742957129544295812954329543 · Fork29544 · Galivants Ferry29571 · Marion29581 · Nichols29589 · Rains29574 · Mullins (this ZIP)2957429571295442958129543
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 29574 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 29574, 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).

How does 29574 compare with the rest of Marion County?

Rank of 29574 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)
Measure29574In Marion CountyIn SC
People (ACS 2020-2024)9,4132nd of 8169th of 424
Median household income$34knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$87k4th of 5251st of 260

29574's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$10,742) is more than a quarter of the figure ($34,112). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 53% of 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 29574?

The 2020 Census counted 10,232 people in 29574; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 9,413. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 14.1% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
9,413
2020 Census count
10,232−14.1% since 2010 (11,909)
Households
4,262
Median age
42.7

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 29574?

Of the 9,413 people the ACS estimates in 29574, 23.8% are under 18 and 23.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (58.4%), then White (not Hispanic) (39.1%).

  • Under 1823.8%
  • 18 to 6452.9%
  • 65 and older23.3%
Age of the people of 29574 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Black, not Hispanic58.4%
  • White, not Hispanic39.1%
  • Other or two or more2.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino0.4%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 29574 (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 29574 earn?

Median household income is $34,112 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($38,447 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$34,112±$10,742
Income per person
$22,090
Below the poverty line
34.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
8.6%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
14.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$44,0184,310 returns; wages 72% 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 29574?

FHFA's house price index for 29574, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 67% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 53% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −3.1% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$87,200
Median gross rent
$603
Homes owned by their occupants
64.0%
Housing units
5,019
0 50 100 150 200 250 1998201020202025 0 50 100 150 200 250 1998201020202025 0 50 100 150 200 250 1998201020202025
Index = 100 in 1998, the first year FHFA reports for 29574; 2025: 237.2. 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 29574?

211 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 7 fewer than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade47
  • Other services (except public administration)31
  • Accommodation and food services25
  • Health care and social assistance19
  • Construction18
  • Finance and insurance17

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 29574?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 29574, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
29589Rains65–5.6 mi
29543Fork415$56k8.4 mi
29581Nichols4,845$55k8.6 mi
29571Marion13,457$37k9.6 mi
29544Galivants Ferry8,252$78k11.5 mi
29519Centenary99$14k11.8 mi (near)
29592Sellers969$43k12.4 mi (near)
29563Lake View1,884$46k13.3 mi (near)

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