Residential delivery area · South Carolina
ZIP Code 29849: Ulmer, SC
ZIP code 29849 uses the postal name Ulmer, South Carolina and lies mostly in Allendale County (73% of its land) with the rest in Barnwell County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 270 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $89,583 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 7% of its land lies in Ulmer; 93% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Ulmer · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Allendale County (73%); Barnwell County (27%)
- Census places
- Ulmer
- House districts
- SC-6 (73%), SC-2 (27%) 119th Congress, by share of land
- State
- South Carolina
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 41.1 sq mi · 7 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 29849?
29849 centers on 33.104°, -81.238° and covers 41.1 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 29843, 29827, 29081, 29812, 29810.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 29849, 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 29849 compare with the rest of Allendale County?
| Measure | 29849 | In Allendale County | In SC |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 271 | 6th of 6 | 393rd of 424 |
| Median household income | $90k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $161k | not ranked | not ranked |
29849's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (271). 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 13% 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 29849?
The 2020 Census counted 279 people in 29849; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 271. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 271±125 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 279
- Households
- 94
- Median age
- 45.6
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 29849?
Of the 271 people the ACS estimates in 29849, 34.7% are under 18 and 11.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (79.3%), then Black (not Hispanic) (20.7%).
- Under 1834.7%
- 18 to 6454.2%
- 65 and older11.1%
- White, not Hispanic79.3%
- Black, not Hispanic20.7%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- 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 29849 earn?
Median household income is $89,583 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $89,583±$26,033
- Income per person
- $33,175
- Below the poverty line
- 1.8%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 2.8%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 35.2%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $53,142120 returns; wages 73% 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 29849?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $161,100
- Median gross rent
- $1,656
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 87.2%
- Housing units
- 121
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 29849?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29843 | Olar | 934 | $36k | 6.4 mi |
| 29827 | Fairfax | 3,396 | $41k | 9.2 mi |
| 29081 | Ehrhardt | 1,102 | $38k | 11.1 mi |
| 29812 | Barnwell | 11,132 | $52k | 11.4 mi |
| 29810 | Allendale | 3,775 | $27k | 11.5 mi |
| 29911 | Brunson | 1,516 | $57k | 13.0 mi (near) |
| 29042 | Denmark | 4,904 | $41k | 14.9 mi (near) |
| 29836 | Martin | 326 | – | 15.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.