Housing units in zip code 29720 with a mortgage: 7,629 (535 second mortgage, 961 home equity loan, 225 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 5,575
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,007
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $289
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
23.5%
Whole state:
17.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 29720: J and L Farm (A), Foster Industrial Park (B), Lancaster Country Club (C), Lancaster Speedway (D), Bailey's Greenhouse (E), Tradesville Fire Department Station 18 (F), Riverside Club House (G), Shiloh Zion Fire Department Station 17 (H), Lancaster City Fire Department Station 2 (I), Lancaster County Library (J), Lancaster County Jail (K), Lancaster County Home (L), Lancaster County Courthouse (M), Lancaster City Hall (N), Belltown Fire Department Station 2 (O), Lancaster City Fire Department Station 1 (P), Antioch Fire Department Station 1 (Q), Buford Fire Department Station 3 (R), Unity Fire Department Station 19 (S), Gooch's Crossroads Fire Department Station 8 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Lancaster Square Shopping Center (1), North Park Square Shopping Center (2), South 200 Shopping Center (3), Westgate Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 29720 include: Saint Pauls Church (A), Zion United Methodist Church (B), University Baptist Church (C), Union Church (D), Taxahaw Baptist Church (E), Springdale Church (F), Shiloh Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (G), Pleasant Dale Church (H), Second Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Caskey Cemetery (1), Clinton Memorial Cemetery (2), Cureton Cemetery (3), Mount Carmel Cemetery (4), Wrens Cemetery (5), Waxhaw Cemetery (6), Tabernacle Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Fishing Creek Reservoir (A), Belks Pond (B), Burnetts Pond (C), Carnes Lake (D), Betheas Pond (E), Cedar Pines Lake (F), Harpers Pond (G), Sherrells Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Twelvemile Creek (A), Sutton Branch (B), South Branch Wildcat Creek (C), Polecat Creek (D), Sandy Branch (E), Rock Water Spring Branch (F), Otter Creek (G), North Branch Wildcat Creek (H), Rum Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 29720 include: Andrew Jackson State Park (1), Lancaster Downtown Historic District (2), Lancaster County Memorial Stadium (3), Buford Battle Ground Monument (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 1,710
2000 to 2004: 1,811
1990 to 1999: 3,546
1980 to 1989: 3,054
1970 to 1979: 4,127
1960 to 1969: 3,566
1950 to 1959: 2,724
1940 to 1949: 1,530
1939 or earlier: 1,661
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 29720:
Less than $10,000: 835
$10,000 to $14,999: 376
$15,000 to $19,999: 311
$20,000 to $24,999: 469
$25,000 to $29,999: 482
$30,000 to $34,999: 373
$35,000 to $39,999: 353
$40,000 to $49,999: 713
$50,000 to $59,999: 731
$60,000 to $69,999: 979
$70,000 to $79,999: 1,158
$80,000 to $89,999: 1,094
$90,000 to $99,999: 915
$100,000 to $124,999: 1,673
$125,000 to $149,999: 1,293
$150,000 to $174,999: 1,961
$175,000 to $199,999: 874
$200,000 to $249,999: 1,144
$250,000 to $299,999: 1,337
$300,000 to $399,999: 724
$400,000 to $499,999: 285
$500,000 to $749,999: 407
$750,000 to $999,999: 80
$1,000,000 or more: 289
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 29720:
Less than $100: 650
$100 to $149: 2,407
$150 to $199: 1,063
$200 to $249: 598
$250 to $299: 560
$300 to $349: 1,241
$350 to $399: 1,818
$400 to $449: 1,843
$450 to $499: 1,882
$500 to $549: 985
$550 to $599: 1,713
$600 to $649: 1,578
$650 to $699: 1,219
$700 to $749: 2,098
$750 to $799: 45
$800 to $899: 774
$900 to $999: 313
$1,000 to $1,249: 260
$1,250 to $1,499: 29
No cash rent: 900
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $164,105.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $126,662
Black or African American householders: $99,113
Asian householders: $113,046
Two or more races householders: $139,645
Hispanic or Latino householders: $217,700
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $112,730
29720:
$112,730
South Carolina:
$138,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,310 - $163,678
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $141,365
Here:
$141,365
State:
$219,352
Mobile homes: $69,386
Here:
$69,386
State:
$62,474
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 16,298
One, attached: 1,026
Two: 4,580
3 or 4: 5,807
5 to 9: 3,015
10 to 19: 1,800
20 to 49: 1,222
50 or more: 5,975
Mobile homes: 3,570
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 16,054 (83%)
Carpooled: 2,515 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 374 (2%)
Taxi: 6,620 (34%)
Motorcycle: 467 (2%)
Bicycle: 20,458 (106%)
Walked: 759 (4%)
Other means: 729 (4%)
Worked at home: 697 (4%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 873
5 to 9 minutes: 2,573
10 to 14 minutes: 3,071
15 to 19 minutes: 3,035
20 to 24 minutes: 2,774
25 to 29 minutes: 1,062
30 to 34 minutes: 2,183
35 to 39 minutes: 921
40 to 44 minutes: 1,010
45 to 59 minutes: 2,394
60 to 89 minutes: 1,960
90 or more minutes: 792
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 57.6%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 43,501
In family households: 37,926 (8,568 male householders, 3,728 female householders)
8,762 spouses, 13,137 children (12,137 natural, 259 adopted, 741 stepchildren), 1,427 grandchildren, 443 brothers or sisters, 299 parents, 636 other relatives, 926 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,575 (2,226 male householders (1,840 living alone)), 2,521 female householders (2,274 living alone)), 828 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 538 (384 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 6,282 2-persons, 2,703 3-persons, 2,873 4-persons, 1,584 5-persons, 1,203 6-persons, 1,468 7-or-more-persons
6,060 married couples with children.
6,173 single-parent households (1,505 men, 4,668 women).
94.9% of residents of 29720 zip code speak English at home.
50.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% very well, 16% well, 14% not well, 14% not at all).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% very well, 36% well, 1% not well).
10.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% very well, 1% well, 83% not well).
23.8% of residents speak other language at home (41% very well, 59% well).
Foreign born population: 1,832 (3.6%) (30.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.6%
Whole state:
4.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (66%)
Germany (8%)
Korea (6%)
India (4%)
Other Eastern Europe (2%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
Honduras (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 1,200
1990 to 1999: 1,183
1980 to 1989: 467
Before 1980: 328
Races in zip code 29720:
White population: 32,802 Black population: 15,095 American Indian population: 862 Asian population: 1,082 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 189 Some other race population: 402 Two or more races population: 2,295 Hispanic or Latino population: 5,259
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
DURACELL INCORPORATED (1551 HIGHWAY 9 BYPASS in LANCASTER, SC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) SUPERFUND (Superfund database) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) 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)) 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) - TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, SUPERFUND, AIR MAJOR, AIR PROGRAM, STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - X-RAY EQUIPMENT TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) - ICIS-04-2004-2076, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: PRIMARY BATTERIES, DRY AND WET Business NAICS classification: PRIMARY BATTERY MANUFACTURING.; PRIMARY BATTERY MANUFACTURING.; PRIMARY BATTERY MANUFACTURING. Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, GILLETTE CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DURACELL GBMG LANCASTER, DURACELL INTERNATIONAL, DURACELL INTL BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO, DURACELL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, GILLETTE CO, GILLETTE COMPANY - DURACELL
EVANS PETROLEUM CO (108 GREAT FALLS RD in LANCASTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM Organizations: EVANS OIL CO., INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EVANS OIL CO. INC., EVANS OIL CO INC , EVANS OIL CO INCORPORATED DEACTIVATED
GAERTNER FOUNDRIES (1100 MEMORIAL PARK ROAD in LANCASTER, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: GRAY AND DUCTILE IRON FOUNDRIES; MACHINE TOOLS, METAL CUTTING TYPES Business NAICS classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC FINISHING MILLS. Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO INC, SPRING MILLS INC/FOUNDRY PLT
AEROQUIP CORPORATION CLOSED (200 AVIATION BLVD in LANCASTER, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: SCREW MACHINE PRODUCTS; FLUID POWER VALVES AND HOSE FITTINGS; MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES; AIRCRAFT ENGINES AND ENGINE PARTS; AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: PILKINGTON AEROQUIP CORP.
BACALL INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA ALKO AMERICA, INC. (106 ELM ST in LANCASTER, SC)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2001-0157, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business SIC classification: SPECIALTY CLEANING, POLISHING, AND SANITATION PREPARATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
ACCUTREX PRODUCTS (1968 SUNSHINE ROAD in LANCASTER, 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) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, Business SIC classification: MACHINE TOOLS, METAL FORMING TYPES Organizations: EMERALD INC (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
, ACCUTREX PRODUCTS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
AMERISTEEL CORPORATION (1888 RIVERSIDE ROAD in LANCASTER, SC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit 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) - TRI REPORTER, RADIOACTIVE WASTE, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: STEEL WIREDRAWING AND STEEL NAILS AND SPIKES Alternative names: FLORIDA STEEL CORP., FLORIDA STEEL CORP RAIL PRODUCTS DIV
ACCUTREX PRODUCTS PRECISION PARTS DIVISION (3758 CHARLOTTE HIGHWAY in LANCASTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ACCUTREX PRODUCTS INC, ACCUTREX PRODUCTS INC
CAROLINA TIRE CO (LANCER CTR HWY 9 in LANCASTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CAROLINA TIRE 1471, CAROLINA TIRE CO-LANCASTER
CATAWBA COATINGS INC (1901 HWY 521 BYPASS S in LANCASTER, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
COOLEY GROUP (861 QUALITY DRIVE in LANCASTER, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, Business SIC classification: COATED FABRICS, NOT RUBBERIZED Business NAICS classification: FABRIC COATING MILLS. Organizations: PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING INC (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
Alternative names: SYNTEEN TECHNical
ATLANTIC SOFT DRINK CO LANCASTER (360 MONROE HWY in LANCASTER, 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: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
BOWERS FIBERS INC (3577 CHESTER HWY in LANCASTER, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, REFUSE DISPOSAL Business SIC classification: TEXTILE GOODS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (42%)
Utility gas (39%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (4%)
No fuel used (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 43,745. Population change in the 1990s: +325 (+0.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 32,951
Northeast: 1,432
Midwest: 919
South: 7,515
West: 341
63% of the 29720 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,173
Here:
14.7%
South Carolina:
9.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 340
Here:
8.4%
South Carolina:
8.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,540
Here:
58.8%
South Carolina:
22.6%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (LANCASTER, SC):
SOUTH SUPPLY,LLC (1444 CAMP CREEK ROAD; small business) : $619,332 in 18 contractsfrom 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Telephone and Telegraph Equipment, Office Devices and Accessories, Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services), Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, and moreby Army, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Federal Technology Service, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $132,425; 2002: $34,920; 2003: $355,187; 2004: $65,870; 2005: $30,930; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$232,413 with Army for Telephone and Telegraph Equipment. Taking place in MI. Signed on 2003-09-22. Completion date: 2003-11-20.
$60,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Office Devices and Accessories. Signed on 2001-03-15. Completion date: 2001-04-15.
$56,870 with Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation for Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services). Taking place in DC. Signed on 2004-07-29. Completion date: 2004-07-29.
$47,000 with Federal Technology Service for Telephone and Telegraph Equipment. Signed on 2001-11-15. Completion date: 2001-12-15.
SAMTEL USA INC (546 ROCK SPRINGS ROAD)
$169,488 with Defense Logistics Agency for Electron Tubes and Associated Hardware. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2005-11-30. Completion date: 2007-03-21.
WALTER S BECKHAM (CARTER ST; small business) : $63,619 in 37 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Public Buildings Service Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $7,396; 2003: $34,807; 2004: $3,768; 2005: $16,376; 2006: $1,272.
Biggest contracts:
$3,746 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$3,746, same as above.Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
$3,698, same as above.Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.
$3,698, same as above.Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
JOSLYN CLARK CONTROLS LLC (2013 W MEETING ST; small business) : $35,622 in 2 contractsfrom 2003 to 2005
$28,458 with Army for Guns, over 150 mm through 200 mm. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2003-09-04. Completion date: 2003-11-11.
$7,164 with Navy for Fire Fighting Equipment. Taking place in HI. Signed on 2005-04-27. Completion date: 2005-05-04.
GARDNERS PRODUCE (1683 GREAT FALLS RD) : $27,784 in 9 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Fruits and Vegetables by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $3,005; 2005: $15,054; 2006: $9,725.
Biggest contracts:
$3,814 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2005-11-16. Completion date: 2005-11-16.
$3,352, same as above.Signed on 2006-01-23. Completion date: 2006-01-23.
$3,327, same as above.Signed on 2005-10-05. Completion date: 2005-10-05.
$3,281, same as above.Signed on 2006-01-02. Completion date: 2006-01-02.
SOUTH CAROLINA SOLAR (7073 HENRY HARRIS ROAD; small business)
$6,730 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Nonelectrical Lighting Fixtures. Taking place in OR. Signed on 2003-09-18. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
JOMARS FAMILY RESTAURANT (278 HWY 9 BY-PASS EAST; small business)
$3,065 with Army for Meat, Poultry, and Fish. Signed on 2004-01-29. Completion date: 2004-01-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999: 1)