Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,097
| This zip code: | $28,097 | | South Carolina: | $43,329 |
Nearest zip codes: 29038, 29042, 29843, 29081, 29113, 29039.
Housing units in zip code 29003 with a mortgage: 722 (65 second mortgage, 41 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 551
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $750
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $305
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 28.0% | | Whole state: | 15.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.8% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 29003 include: Claflin Church (A), Colston Branch Church (B), Goodland Church (C), Lemon Swamp Church (D), Zion Church (E), Woodlawn Cemetery (F), Eden Church (G), Truevine Church (H), Hampton Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mitchell Cemetery (1), Folk Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Sutton Bay (A), Ginhouse Pond (B), Tony Hill Bay (C), Gannts Bay (D), Hog Bay (E), Piney Bay (F), Schofield Swamp (G), Doussoss Bay (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Lemon Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Bamberg Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 108
- 1995 to 1998: 311
- 1990 to 1994: 404
- 1980 to 1989: 571
- 1970 to 1979: 388
- 1960 to 1969: 415
- 1950 to 1959: 382
- 1940 to 1949: 213
- 1939 or earlier: 234
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bamberg, SC (29003): |
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- no bedroom: 42
- 1 bedrooms: 37
- 2 bedrooms: 352
- 3 bedrooms: 1,311
- 4 bedrooms: 260
- 5 or more bedrooms: 72
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 31
- 1 bedrooms: 111
- 2 bedrooms: 259
- 3 bedrooms: 166
- 4 bedrooms: 61
- 5 or more bedrooms: 15
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Vehicles available in 29003 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 145
- 1 vehicle: 769
- 2 vehicles: 776
- 3 vehicles: 264
- 4 vehicles: 99
- 5 or more vehicles: 21
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 186
- 1 vehicle: 349
- 2 vehicles: 70
- 3 vehicles: 23
- 4 vehicles: 15
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 29003:
- Less than $10,000: 72
- $10,000 to $14,999: 36
- $15,000 to $19,999: 77
- $20,000 to $24,999: 85
- $25,000 to $29,999: 64
- $30,000 to $34,999: 57
- $35,000 to $39,999: 51
- $40,000 to $49,999: 108
- $50,000 to $59,999: 94
- $60,000 to $69,999: 128
- $70,000 to $79,999: 108
- $80,000 to $89,999: 95
- $90,000 to $99,999: 110
- $100,000 to $124,999: 317
- $125,000 to $149,999: 199
- $150,000 to $174,999: 66
- $175,000 to $199,999: 55
- $200,000 to $249,999: 76
- $250,000 to $299,999: 52
- $300,000 to $399,999: 33
- $400,000 to $499,999: 10
- $500,000 to $749,999: 9
- $1,000,000 or more: 10
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 29003:
- Less than $100: 98
- $100 to $149: 30
- $150 to $199: 47
- $200 to $249: 69
- $250 to $299: 39
- $300 to $349: 47
- $350 to $399: 37
- $400 to $449: 17
- $450 to $499: 21
- $750 to $799: 19
- No cash rent: 96
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $36,254.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,564
- Black or African American householders: $93,133
- Some other race householders: $36,254
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $38,349
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,977 (it was $54,700 in 2000)
| 29003: | $87,977 | | South Carolina: | $133,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,399 - $130,108
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $139,330| Here: | $139,330 | | State: | $214,820 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $157,755| Here: | $157,755 | | State: | $195,928 |
In 2-unit structures: $25,531| Here: | $25,531 | | State: | $168,372 |
Mobile homes: $36,622| Here: | $36,622 | | State: | $45,713 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,899
- One, attached: 25
- Two: 62
- 3 or 4: 112
- 5 to 9: 9
- 10 to 19: 19
- 20 to 49: 8
- 50 or more: 12
- Mobile homes: 880

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,890 (74%)
- Carpooled: 474 (19%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 14 (1%)
- Walked: 31 (1%)
- Other means: 110 (4%)
- Worked at home: 30 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 175
- 5 to 9 minutes: 502
- 10 to 14 minutes: 388
- 15 to 19 minutes: 278
- 20 to 24 minutes: 196
- 25 to 29 minutes: 71
- 30 to 34 minutes: 279
- 35 to 39 minutes: 70
- 40 to 44 minutes: 64
- 45 to 59 minutes: 203
- 60 to 89 minutes: 209
- 90 or more minutes: 84
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,847
- In family households: 6,001 (1,162 male householders, 762 female householders)
1,191 spouses, 2,213 children (2,075 natural, 13 adopted, 125 stepchildren), 187 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 104 parents, 164 other relatives, 103 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 846 (382 male householders (364 living alone)), 409 female householders (377 living alone)), 55 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 370 (128 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 785 2-persons, 495 3-persons, 420 4-persons, 148 5-persons, 76 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 741 1-person, 50 2-persons.
947 married couples with children.
620 single-parent households (83 men, 537 women).
97.6% of residents of 29003 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% very well, 7% well, 33% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 33% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 121 (1.7%)
(49.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (33%)
- Germany (23%)
- Jamaica (13%)
- Philippines (11%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (6%)
- Mexico (5%)
- Panama (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 53
- 1990 to 1994: 27
- 1985 to 1989: 8
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 9
- 1965 to 1969: 24
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White population: 3,115
Black population: 3,959
American Indian population: 10
Asian population: 12
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 8
Two or more races population: 36

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 3764 |
|  United States or American: 723 |
|  English: 288 |
|  German: 249 |
|  Irish: 152 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 101 |
|  French (except Basque): 38 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 22 |
|  Swedish: 20 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 19 |
|  African: 19 |
|  Scottish: 17 |
|  Italian: 15 |
|  West Indian: 14 |
|  British: 12 |
|  Austrian: 11 |
|  European: 8 |
|  Jamaican: 8 |
|  Welsh: 6 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- DELAVAN INCORPORATED (4334 MAIN HWY in BAMBERG, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: HEATING EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT ELECTRIC AND WARM AIR FURNACES; FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: HEATING EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT WARM AIR FURNACES) MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: SHAW ENVIRONMENTAL INC (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
, DELAVAN SPRAY TECHNOLOGIES (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, GOODRICH (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COLTEC INDUSTRIES INC, DELAVAN FUEL METERING PRODS. INC., DELAVAN FUEL METERING PRODUCTS OPERATION, GOODRICH DELAVAN SPRAY TECHNOLOGIES
- BAMBERG COUNTY HOSPITAL & NURSING CENTER (600 NORTH STREET & MCGEE STREET in BAMBERG, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM,
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Alternative names: BAMBERG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
- FAST FARE SC-679 (212 NORTH MAIN ST in BAMBERG, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- FARMER'S GIN COMPANY-BAMBERG (HWY 6 in BAMBERG, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: COTTON GINNING
Alternative names: FARMERS GIN:BAMBERG-CLOSED
- D & V II DRY CLEANERS (115 S MAIN ST in BAMBERG, SC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: WILLIAM ROBINSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BAMBERG EHRHARDT HIGH (600 RED RAIDER RD. in BAMBERG, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0501001
Organizations: BAMBERG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 01 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BAMBERG-EHRHARDT MIDDLE SCHOOL (400 NORTH ST. in BAMBERG, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0501002
Organizations: BAMBERG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 01 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BAMBERG COUNTY LANDFILL (COX AVENUE in BAMBERG, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Alternative names: BAMBERG COUNTY LANDFILL-CLOSED
- BAMBERG COUNTY/CAMP SAND PIT (821 BROXTON BRIDGE ROAD in BAMBERG, SC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MISCELLANEOUS NONMETALLIC MINERALS, EXCEPT FUELS
- BAMBERG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 (501 FAUST STREET in BAMBERG, SC)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- BAMBERG FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (P.O. BOX 355 in , SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: INSTALLATION OR ERECTION OF BUILDING EQUIPMENT
- BAMBERG TEXTILE - CLOSED (MAIN ST in BAMBERG, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, COTTON
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 29003
- Holiday Motel, 2308 Main Hwy, Bamberg, SC 29003, Phone: (803) 245-2426, Fax: (803) 245-2426
- Ziggy's Motel, 615 N Main St, Bamberg, SC 29003, Phone: (803) 245-2429
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 29003
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,032
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (53%)
- Utility gas (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (3%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6080
- Northeast: 494
- Midwest: 171
- South: 308
- West: 17
66% of the 29003 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in South Carolina.
Population in 1990: 7,096. Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+0.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 63
| Here: | 7.7% | | South Carolina: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
| Here: | 2.9% | | South Carolina: | 8.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20
| Here: | 10.5% | | South Carolina: | 20.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (BAMBERG, SC):
- BRABHAM OIL CO, INC (525 MIDWAY STREET; small business)
$22,322 with Army for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-09-01.
- TOBUL ACCUMULATOR, INC (186 ACCUMULATOR ST; small business): $15,530 in 2 contracts in 2005
$12,000 with Air Force for Other Professional Services. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2005-03-04. Completion date: 2005-03-07.
$3,530 with Air Force for Recreational Services. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2005-02-14. Completion date: 2005-04-09.
- GRUBBS CONSTRUCTION CO (1608 MT ZION RD; small business)
$11,185 with Natural Resources Conservation Service for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2002-10-15. Completion date: 2003-05-15.
- PHOENIX SPECIALTY MFG CO (7433 MAIN HWY; small business)
$140 with Navy for Nuts and Washers. Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2005-10-04.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 218 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 82 people in nursing homes
- 39 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 20 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 10 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 10 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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