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Berkeley County · South Carolina

ZIP code 29434

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 29434 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
529

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6%

South Carolina state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 29434 sits in Berkeley County, South Carolina and is home to 529 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth and median gross rent is . 94.9% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% (South Carolina state rate).

County
Berkeley County

FIPS 45015

State
South Carolina (SC)

424 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 29434

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
529ZIP 29434 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
50.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
94.9%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 29434

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$60Before any exemptions

South Carolina levies 6% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
20.8%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 29434 compares

ZIP 29434 against the median ZIP in Berkeley County and across South Carolina.

MeasureZIP 29434County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$59,880$57,227
Median home value$235,200$166,650
Median gross rent$1,441$930
Population5296,2875,352-90%

Medians are computed across the 13 ZIP areas in Berkeley County and the 424 ZIP areas in South Carolina.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 424 South Carolina ZIP areas.

Income

Not published

Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 12% of 424 state ZIPs

#372

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Berkeley County.

ZIP 29434 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 29434?
ZIP 29434 lies mostly in Berkeley County, South Carolina. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 29434?
South Carolina charges 6% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 29434 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth against the typical South Carolina ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 29434, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.