Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,659
| This zip code: | $39,659 | | South Carolina: | $43,329 |
Nearest zip codes: 29665, 29672, 29631, 29696, 29689, 29643.
Seneca Zip Code Map
Housing units in zip code 29678 with a mortgage: 2,200 (230 second mortgage, 308 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,532
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,018
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $280
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 14.4% | | Whole state: | 15.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 29678: Wilsons Landing (A), Swaneys Landing (B), Lonsdale Mill Power Plant (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 29678 include: Hopewell Baptist Church (A), Old Hephzibah Church (B), Center Church (C), Mount Nebo Church (D), Cross Roads Baptist Church (E), Rock Hill Church (F), Return Baptist Church (G), Snow Creek Church (H), Reedy Fork Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hays Cemetery (1), Wildwood Memorial Park (2), Hepsibah Cemetery (3), Hopewell Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Mitchells Lake (A), Keaslers Pond (B), Sanders Lake (C), Varnadore Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Richland Creek (A), Snow Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Seneca 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: 323
- 1995 to 1998: 1,268
- 1990 to 1994: 697
- 1980 to 1989: 1,726
- 1970 to 1979: 1,765
- 1960 to 1969: 1,191
- 1950 to 1959: 798
- 1940 to 1949: 447
- 1939 or earlier: 642
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Seneca, SC (29678): |
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- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 117
- 2 bedrooms: 1,331
- 3 bedrooms: 3,364
- 4 bedrooms: 633
- 5 or more bedrooms: 75
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 32
- 1 bedrooms: 293
- 2 bedrooms: 1,327
- 3 bedrooms: 550
- 4 bedrooms: 58
- 5 or more bedrooms: 16
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Vehicles available in 29678 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 287
- 1 vehicle: 1,335
- 2 vehicles: 2,482
- 3 vehicles: 1,056
- 4 vehicles: 280
- 5 or more vehicles: 87
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 386
- 1 vehicle: 1,099
- 2 vehicles: 601
- 3 vehicles: 146
- 4 vehicles: 26
- 5 or more vehicles: 18
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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 29678:
- Less than $10,000: 118
- $10,000 to $14,999: 59
- $15,000 to $19,999: 95
- $20,000 to $24,999: 98
- $25,000 to $29,999: 63
- $30,000 to $34,999: 74
- $35,000 to $39,999: 84
- $40,000 to $49,999: 189
- $50,000 to $59,999: 196
- $60,000 to $69,999: 251
- $70,000 to $79,999: 273
- $80,000 to $89,999: 288
- $90,000 to $99,999: 324
- $100,000 to $124,999: 888
- $125,000 to $149,999: 678
- $150,000 to $174,999: 535
- $175,000 to $199,999: 354
- $200,000 to $249,999: 416
- $250,000 to $299,999: 279
- $300,000 to $399,999: 249
- $400,000 to $499,999: 138
- $500,000 to $749,999: 67
- $750,000 to $999,999: 19
- $1,000,000 or more: 19
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 29678:
- Less than $100: 120
- $100 to $149: 102
- $150 to $199: 74
- $200 to $249: 86
- $250 to $299: 127
- $300 to $349: 208
- $350 to $399: 428
- $400 to $449: 256
- $450 to $499: 139
- $500 to $549: 114
- $550 to $599: 79
- $600 to $649: 39
- $700 to $749: 42
- $800 to $899: 19
- $900 to $999: 25
- No cash rent: 375
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $117,303.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $148,885
- Black or African American householders: $125,521
- Asian householders: $120,848
- Two or more races householders: $244,758
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $362,545
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $120,595 (it was $75,100 in 2000)
| 29678: | $120,595 | | South Carolina: | $133,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,282 - $219,058
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $185,102| Here: | $185,102 | | State: | $214,820 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $161,786| Here: | $161,786 | | State: | $195,928 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,489| Here: | $83,489 | | State: | $191,807 |
Mobile homes: $41,219| Here: | $41,219 | | State: | $45,713 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $75,000| Here: | $75,000 | | State: | $45,615 |
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: 5,215
- One, attached: 109
- Two: 253
- 3 or 4: 294
- 5 to 9: 378
- 10 to 19: 226
- 20 to 49: 27
- 50 or more: 6
- Mobile homes: 2,329
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,292 (82%)
- Carpooled: 1,316 (15%)
- Taxi: 31 (0%)
- Bicycle: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 100 (1%)
- Other means: 48 (1%)
- Worked at home: 112 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 314
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1142
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1977
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2012
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1425
- 25 to 29 minutes: 299
- 30 to 34 minutes: 600
- 35 to 39 minutes: 121
- 40 to 44 minutes: 129
- 45 to 59 minutes: 325
- 60 to 89 minutes: 196
- 90 or more minutes: 254
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 18,701
- In family households: 15,711 (4,024 male householders, 1,298 female householders)
4,031 spouses, 5,157 children (4,693 natural, 102 adopted, 362 stepchildren), 507 grandchildren, 108 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 209 other relatives, 267 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,990 (1,234 male householders (948 living alone)), 1,250 female householders (1,164 living alone)), 506 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 176 (99 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,476 2-persons, 1,237 3-persons, 1,067 4-persons, 386 5-persons, 132 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,112 1-person, 279 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 3 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
2,720 married couples with children.
1,323 single-parent households (261 men, 1,062 women).
96.3% of residents of 29678 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 11% well, 28% not well, 11% not at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% very well, 15% well, 15% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% very well, 53% not well).
Foreign born population: 331 (1.7%)
(34.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (32%)
- France (11%)
- Canada (9%)
- Germany (8%)
- United Kingdom (8%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Colombia (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 146
- 1990 to 1994: 46
- 1985 to 1989: 33
- 1980 to 1984: 29
- 1975 to 1979: 9
- 1970 to 1974: 18
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 50
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White population: 14,574
Black population: 3,951
American Indian population: 40
Asian population: 76
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 87
Two or more races population: 205

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 4034 |
|  United States or American: 3216 |
|  Irish: 1778 |
|  German: 1191 |
|  English: 968 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 537 |
|  Scottish: 305 |
|  Italian: 235 |
|  French (except Basque): 171 |
|  European: 165 |
|  Dutch: 123 |
|  African: 109 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 109 |
|  French Canadian: 96 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 79 |
|  Swiss: 59 |
|  Polish: 54 |
|  Greek: 52 |
|  Swedish: 36 |
|  British: 35 |
|  Welsh: 29 |
|  Portuguese: 22 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 22 |
|  Austrian: 19 |
|  Brazilian: 17 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 14 |
|  Slovak: 12 |
|  Canadian: 11 |
|  Hungarian: 10 |
|  Danish: 9 |
|  Lithuanian: 8 |
|  Scandinavian: 8 |
|  Bahamian: 8 |
|  Norwegian: 8 |
|  Lebanese: 7 |
|  Arab:: 7 |
|  Russian: 7 |
|  Belgian: 6 |
|  Turkish: 5 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ENGELHARD CORPORATION (554 ENGELHARD DRIVE in SENECA, SC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
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, X-RAY EQUIPMENT, AIR MAJOR, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, LABORATORY CERTIFICATION
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROGRAM, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; SECONDARY SMELTING, REFINING, AND ALLOYING OF NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM).
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ENGLEHARD CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BASF CATALYSTS LLC - SENECA, ENGELHARD CORP - SENECA CHEMICAL, ENGELHARD:CHEM CATALYSTS, ENGLEHARD CORP, ENGLEHARD CORP SCDE
- BORG WARNER TORQ TRANSFER SYSTEMS (15545 WELLS HIGHWAY in SENECA, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
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, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES; SPORTING AND ATHLETIC GOODS
Organizations: EARTH TECH INC (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
, OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BORG WARNER TORG TRANSFER SYSTEMS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BORG WARNER AUTOMOTIVE, BORG WARNER AUTOMOTIVE POWERTRAIN SYS. CORP., BORG WARNER TORG TRANSFER SYSTEMS, BORG WARNER TRANSFER SYS.
- AMOCO FABRICS & FIBERS COMPANY (320 SHILOH RD. in SENECA, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, X-RAY EQUIPMENT, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, LABORATORY CERTIFICATION
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: NONWOVEN FABRICS; MANMADE ORGANIC FIBERS, EXCEPT CELLULOSIC
Organizations: PROPEX FABRICS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: AMOCO FABRICS & FIBERS CO - SENECA PLANT, PROPEX FABRICS
- CRYOVAC INCORPORATED (1851 SANDIFER BOULEVARD in SENECA, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM,
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - X-RAY EQUIPMENT
Business SIC classification: UNSUPPORTED PLASTICS FILM AND SHEET; PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Alternative names: CRYOVAC-SENECA, SEALED AIR CRYOVAC
- ANDERSON AUTO PARTS CO SENECA (412 N FIRST ST in SENECA, SC)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: ANDERSON AUTO PARTS CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- BIG A AUTO PARTS (520 NORTH FIRST STREET in SENECA, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: APS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: APS INC DBA BIG A AUTO PARTS
- FAST FARE SC 607 (200 HWY 123 in SENECA, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Organizations: RUPERT M PORTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BECTON DICKINSON CONSUMER PROD (199 KEOWEE BUSINESS PKWY in SENECA, 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: BECTON DICKINSON & COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BECTON DICKINSON & COMPANY
- CARQUEST AUTO PARTS OF SENECA (507 E NORTH FIRST ST in SENECA, 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: PIEDMONT CLARKLIFT INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SENECA AUTO PARTS OF SENECA
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY MUSSER FARM (604 S FRIENDSHIP RD in SENECA, 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
- COBBS BODY SHOP (NORTH 1ST STREET in SENECA, 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: KENNETH OLIVER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CODE ELEMENTARY (315 HOLLAND STREET in SENECA, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3701025
Organizations: OCONEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- FRED P. HAMILTON CAREER CTR (100 VOCATIONAL DRIVE in SENECA, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3701995
Organizations: OCONEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 29678
- Days Inn, 11015 N Radio Station Rd, Seneca, SC 29678, Phone: (864) 885-0710, Fax: (864) 885-0710
- Jameson Inn, 226 Hi Tec Rd, Seneca, SC 29678, Phone: (864) 888-8300
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 29678
Median worth of mobile homes: $49,345
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (51%)
- Utility gas (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 13165
- Northeast: 932
- Midwest: 923
- South: 3191
- West: 236
56% of the 29678 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in South Carolina.
Population in 1990: 20,361. Population change in the 1990s: -1,427 (-7.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 141
| Here: | 6.9% | | South Carolina: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 0.8% | | South Carolina: | 8.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 65
| Here: | 7.9% | | South Carolina: | 20.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- ELSES, LLC (280 SENECA CREEK RD in SENECA, SC; small business): $24,500 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$14,250 with Air Force for Personnel Testing. Taking place in CO. Signed on 2005-03-29. Completion date: 2005-04-15.
$10,250, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-07. Completion date: 2006-04-22.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 3 establishments, 20-49 employees: 6 establishments, 10-19 employees: 7 establishments, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 12)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 3, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 10)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 15)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
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
- 132 people in nursing homes
- 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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