Estimated zip code population in 2019: 18,131 Zip code population in 2010: 18,030 Zip code population in 2000: 17,837
Houses and condos: 8,054 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,433
% of renters here:
21%
State:
30%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 29671: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 127.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 142 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.4% ($662)
South Carolina:
0.5% ($980)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $709 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $589 (0.5%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 8,818
(48.6%)
Females: 9,312
(51.4%)
For population 25 years and over in 29671:
High school or higher: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 29671:
Never married: 23.6%
Now married: 58.0%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 9.6%
Zip code 29671 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $147,286
29671:
$147,286
South Carolina:
$179,800
According to our research of South Carolina and other state lists, there were 6 registered sex offenders living in 29671 zip code as of March 26, 2023. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 29671 is 3,007 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
43.1 years
South Carolina median age:
39.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.6 people
South Carolina:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 29671, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,283 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$43,283
State:
$51,133
Salary/wage: $38,435 (reported on 83.7% of returns)
Here:
$38,435
State:
$42,173
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.3% for AGIs below $25k, 80.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 54.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,308 (reported on 24.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,308
South Carolina:
$1,468
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,101 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
Here:
$3,101
State:
$6,511
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,917 (reported on 10.2% of returns)
Here:
+$3,917
State:
+$13,061
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,433 (reported on 14.7% of returns)
Here:
+$8,433
State:
+$10,167
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,566 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
29671:
$12,566
South Carolina:
$17,019
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,733 (22% of AGI, reported on 22.9% of returns)
Here:
$19,733
State:
$22,890
Here:
22.1% of AGI
State:
21.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $5,133 (reported on 19.1% of returns)
Here:
$5,133
State:
$5,169
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $5,815 (reported on 22.9% of returns)
29671:
$5,815
State:
$7,644
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,257 (reported on 22.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,257
State:
$2,418
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.1%
Here:
66%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 62.8% for AGIs below $25k, 67.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 29671, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,709 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$35,709
State:
$41,965
Salary/wage: $32,452 (reported on 86.2% of returns)
Here:
$32,452
State:
$35,695
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.5% for AGIs below $10k, 77.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,393 (reported on 31.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,393
South Carolina:
$1,623
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,344 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,344
State:
$3,999
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$5,869 (reported on 13.6% of returns)
Here:
+$5,869
State:
+$13,100
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.4% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,834 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:
+$8,834
State:
+$9,144
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.2% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,976 (reported on 1.7% of returns)
29671:
$2,976
South Carolina:
$2,972
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $13,050 (reported on 0.3% of returns)
Here:
$13,050
South Carolina:
$15,117
Total itemized deductions: $18,544 (28% of AGI, reported on 26.1% of returns)
Here:
$18,544
State:
$19,039
Here:
27.5% of AGI
State:
22.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $10k, 8.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,999 (6% of AGI, reported on 22.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,999
State:
$4,305
Here:
5.6% of AGI
State:
5.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,298 (reported on 71.8% of returns)
29671:
$4,298
State:
$6,497
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,723 (reported on 20.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,723
State:
$1,882
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.5%
Here:
71%
State:
66%
(% for various income ranges: 64.7% for AGIs below $10k, 75.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 616 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6,240
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 280 (164 now married, 114 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,445 (1,867 now married, 1,562 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 29671 with a mortgage: 2,792 (20 second mortgage, 136 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,644
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $996 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $336
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
8.9%
Whole state:
13.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
5.4%
Whole state:
7.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.1
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.6
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 29671: Pickens County Country Club (A), Pickens Water Works (B), Village Library (C), Pickens County Prison (D), Pickens County Courthouse (E), Pickens City Hall (F), Old Pickens Jail (G), Pumpkintown Fire Department (H), Pickens Fire Department (I), Holly Springs Fire Department (J), Pickens County Law Enforcement Center (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 29671 include: Pickens Presbyterian Church (A), Holy Cross Catholic Church (B), Gospel Church (C), Glassy Mountain View Church (D), Fairview Church (E), Crescent Hill Church (F), Cove Creek Church (G), Cannon Mountain Church (H), Calvary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Lance Cemetery (1), Concord Cemetery (2), Boroughs-Gillespie Cemetery (3), Bethlehem Cemetery (4), Freeman Cemetery (5), Baker Cemetery (6), Sunrise Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Twelve Mile River Watershed Eight Reservoir (A), Burgess Pond (B), Dons Pond (C), Holden Pond (D), Big Rock Lake (E), Praters Creek Pond (F), Mcjunkins Pond (G), Twelve Mile River Watershed Six Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Youngs Branch (A), Wolf Creek (B), Willis Creek (C), Weaver Creek (D), Rachael Creek (E), North Fork Twelvemile Creek (F), Mill Shoals Creek (G), Mill Creek (H), Middle Fork Twelvemile Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
2,544 married couples with children.
814 single-parent households (349 men, 465 women).
97.7% of residents of 29671 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 16% well, 16% not well, 1% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% very well, 13% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% very well, 26% not well, 33% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 201 (1.1%) (57.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.1%
Whole state:
5.6%
13%Colombia
12%France
12%Honduras
9%Belgium
5%Albania
5%Guatemala
4%Croatia
29%American
10%English
7%Irish
4%German
4%European
3%Scotch-Irish
3%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
452010 or later
512000 to 2009
651990 to 1999
114Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CORNELL DUBILIER MARKETING (538 SANGAMO RD in PICKENS, SC)
SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1998-0455, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-04-1995-0341, (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: ELECTRONIC CAPACITORS; ELECTRONIC COILS, TRANSFORMERS, AND OTHER INDUCTORS Business NAICS classification: ELECTRONIC CAPACITOR MANUFACTURING.; OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BREZEAL PROPERTY, CROSS ROADS CHURCH, HAYWOOD RESERVOIR, MAW BRIDGE ROAD, MIDWAY LANDFILL, NIX, ERNEST PROPERTY, SANGAMO/TWELVE-MILE/HARTWELL PCB, SANGAMO ELECTRIC, SANGAMO ELEC CO/CAPACITOR DIV, SANGAMO PROPERTY, SANGAMO WESTON, SANGAMO WESTON/TWELVE-MILE/HARTWELL PCB, SANGAMO WESTON, INC./TWELVE-MILE CREEK/LAKE HARTWELL PCB CONTAMINATION, SANGAMO WESTON COMPONENTS, SANGAMO WESTON-PICKENS PLANT, WELLBORN PROPERTY
CENTRAL TEXTILES PICKENS DIVISION (203 WOODROW STREET in PICKENS, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1995-0378, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION 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) - AIR PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, COTTON; YARN SPINNING MILLS Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CENTRAL TEXTILES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CENTRAL TEXTILES INC, MAYFAIR MILLS - PICKENS PLANT, MAYFAIR MILLS PICKNS
CAROLINA TIRE CO PICKENS (105 S CATHERINE ST in PICKENS, 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 STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM Organizations: LEASED FROM GOODYEAR (CONTACT/OWNER)
EDS VW (2141 GENTRY MEM HWY in PICKENS, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ED BROWN (CONTACT/OWNER)
BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC COOP INC (734 WEST MAIN STREET in PICKENS, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Alternative names: BLUE RIDGE ELEC:PICKENS CLOSED
CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (123 WG ACKER DRIVE in PICKENS, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, X-RAY EQUIPMENT, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
DILLARD MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME (2402 GENTRY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY in PICKENS, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM Business SIC classification: FUNERAL SERVICE AND CREMATORIES Alternative names: DILLARD MEM FUNERAL HOME
A R LEWIS ELEMENTARY (1755 SHADY GROVE ROAD in PICKENS, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3901021 Organizations: PICKENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
AMBLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (838 AMBLER SCHOOL RD in PICKENS, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3901010 Organizations: PICKENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BRUNSWICK WORSTED MILLS INC (141 CITY VIEW CIRCLE in PICKENS, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, WOOL (INCLUDING DYEING AND FINISHING); YARN TEXTURIZING, THROWING, TWISTING, AND WINDING MILLS Alternative names: BRUNSWICK WORSTED MI - CLOSED
CROWDER CONST/MCDANIEL PIT (114 EAST PRESTON MCDANIEL RD in PICKENS, SC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: MISCELLANEOUS NONMETALLIC MINERALS, EXCEPT FUELS
CROWDER CONST/SIX MILE PIT (2510 WALHALLA HIGHWAY in PICKENS, SC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: MISCELLANEOUS NONMETALLIC MINERALS, EXCEPT FUELS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.9%
57.6%Electricity
22.4%Utility gas
11.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3.3%Wood
0.7%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 16,227. Population change in the 1990s: +1,610 (+9.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12,995
Northeast: 1,228
Midwest: 667
South: 2,516
West: 399
65% of the 29671 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.
91% of the 29671 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 83
Here:
4.7%
South Carolina:
10.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 74
Here:
7.6%
South Carolina:
8.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 113
Here:
18.6%
South Carolina:
20.0%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
72,140Architecture and engineering occupations
60,787Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
58,955Management occupations
58,231Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
46,842Business and financial operations occupations
45,488Law enforcement workers including supervisors
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
WHISLER, FLORENCE (152 KEOWEE LN in PICKENS, SC; small business) : $21,697 in 3 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
$9,831 with Army for Other Housekeeping Services. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2006-02-16. Completion date: 2006-12-30.
$5,933 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Management Support Services. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2005-03-14. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$5,933 with Army for Other Management Support Services. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2005-03-14. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC COOPERATIV (PO BOX 277 in PICKENS, SC) : $5,600 in 3 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$3,600 with Army for Electric Services. Signed on 2004-03-12. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
$2,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Electric Services. Signed on 2005-04-22. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$0 with Army for Electric Services. Signed on 2004-03-12. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
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)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 1)
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 78. The highest number of fire incidents - 206 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (43.6%), and Structure Fires (41.0%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 29671
(48.6%)
(51.4%)
Nearest zip codes: 29685, 29682, 29640, 29667, 29657, 29635.
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 78. The highest number of fire incidents - 206 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (43.6%), and Structure Fires (41.0%).