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Buford ZIP codes, South Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Buford, SC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 29720. Its area codes are 803 and 839.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
346
Area codes
803, 839

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Buford itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Lancaster (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Buford in numbers

About 346 people live in Buford, in 105 households. The median household income is $81,583 a year, 18% above the South Carolina median of $69,324 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $210,700 (19% below the South Carolina median). The median age is 37.1; 20.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.1% across South Carolina); the average commute takes 39 minutes.

Population346Buford346
Households105Buford105
Median age37.1Buford37.1South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$81,583Buford$81,583South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$210,700Buford$210,700South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%Buford20.7%South Carolina32.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute39.0 minBuford39.0 minSouth Carolina25.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density152 / sq miBuford152 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Buford CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Buford

These ZIP codes cover part of Buford but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Buford
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
29720 Lancaster , SC Standard 53,584 $62,969 $245,500

Map of Buford ZIP codes

29720

The ZIP codes of Buford, SC, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Buford

The nearest larger towns are Elgin (2,360 people, 7.7 mi), Lancaster (8,921 people, 9.1 mi) and Springdale (2,198 people, 9.3 mi).

Towns near Buford
TownPopulationDistance
Lancaster 8,921 9.1 mi
Mineral Springs, NC 3,314 13.9 mi
Waxhaw, NC 22,275 14.5 mi
Monroe, NC 36,759 17.9 mi
Wesley Chapel, NC 9,090 18.2 mi
Wingate, NC 4,425 19.5 mi
Weddington, NC 13,805 19.9 mi
Marvin, NC 6,692 20.4 mi
Lesslie 3,077 20.4 mi
Marshville, NC 2,615 22.1 mi
Indian Trail, NC 42,036 22.2 mi
Lake Park, NC 3,431 23.2 mi
Unionville, NC 6,954 23.7 mi
Fort Mill 30,775 25.1 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Lancaster County · South Carolina ZIP codes

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