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Elgin ZIP codes, South Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Elgin, 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
2,360
Area codes
803, 839

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Elgin 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.

Elgin in numbers

About 2,360 people live in Elgin, in 913 households. The median household income is $77,994 a year, 13% above the South Carolina median of $69,324 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $191,700 (26% below the South Carolina median), and median gross rent is $774 a month. The median age is 54.1; 23.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.1% across South Carolina); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population2,360Elgin2,360
Households913Elgin913
Median age54.1Elgin54.1South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,994Elgin$77,994South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$191,700Elgin$191,700South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$774Elgin$774South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%Elgin23.0%South Carolina32.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute21.7 minElgin21.7 minSouth Carolina25.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density486 / sq miElgin486 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Elgin

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

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

Map of Elgin ZIP codes

29720

The ZIP codes of Elgin, 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 Elgin

The nearest larger towns are Lancaster (8,921 people, 5.4 mi), Waxhaw, NC (22,275 people, 19 mi) and Mineral Springs, NC (3,314 people, 19 mi).

Towns near Elgin
TownPopulationDistance
Lancaster 8,921 5.4 mi
Waxhaw, NC 22,275 18.8 mi
Mineral Springs, NC 3,314 19.3 mi
Lesslie 3,077 19.8 mi
Wesley Chapel, NC 9,090 23.5 mi
Marvin, NC 6,692 23.7 mi
Weddington, NC 13,805 24.6 mi
Monroe, NC 36,759 24.9 mi
Rock Hill 75,259 25.3 mi
Fort Mill 30,775 26.6 mi
Wingate, NC 4,425 27.1 mi
Chester 5,218 28.1 mi
Indian Trail, NC 42,036 28.1 mi
East Camden 4,194 28.8 mi

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

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