Residential delivery area · South Carolina
ZIP Code 29840: Mount Carmel, SC
ZIP code 29840 uses the postal name Mount Carmel, South Carolina and lies entirely in McCormick County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 260 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $43,504 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 29% of its land lies in Mount Carmel (a census-designated place), and 2% in smaller places; 69% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Mount Carmel · its only residential ZIP
- County
- McCormick County
- Census places
- Mount Carmel census-designated place
- House district
- SC-3 119th Congress
- State
- South Carolina
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 31.4 sq mi · 8 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 29840?
29840 centers on 33.997°, -82.543° and covers 31.4 square miles of land plus 3.5 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 29628, 30668, 29835, 30635, 29848.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 29840, 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 29840 compare with the rest of McCormick County?
| Measure | 29840 | In McCormick County | In SC |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 261 | 10th of 11 | 396th of 424 |
| Median household income | $44k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $93k | not ranked | not ranked |
29840's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (261). 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 15% 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 29840?
The 2020 Census counted 186 people in 29840; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 261. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 261±176 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 186
- Households
- 113
- Median age
- 68.3
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 29840?
Of the 261 people the ACS estimates in 29840, 6.5% are under 18 and 50.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 186.5%
- 18 to 6442.9%
- 65 and older50.6%
- Black, not Hispanic100.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- White, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 29840 earn?
Median household income is $43,504 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $43,504±$6,394
- Income per person
- $18,418
- Below the poverty line
- 33.3%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 23.1%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
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 29840?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $93,400
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 149
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 29840?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29628 | Calhoun Falls | 2,526 | $39k | 6.5 mi |
| 30668 | Tignall, GA | 2,275 | $49k | 11.3 mi |
| 29835 | McCormick | 6,887 | $58k | 15.2 mi |
| 30635 | Elberton, GA | 15,640 | $58k | 16.2 mi |
| 29848 | Troy | 889 | $61k | 27.7 mi |
| 29620 | Abbeville | 11,612 | $53k | 14.5 mi (near) |
| 29659 | Lowndesville | 163 | – | 16.0 mi (near) |
| 30817 | Lincolnton, GA | 7,560 | $57k | 16.4 mi (near) |
| 29899 | McCormick | 710 | – | 17.4 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.