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Folly Beach ZIP code, South Carolina

The ZIP code for Folly Beach, SC is 29439, and its area codes are 843 and 854.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
1,267
Area codes
843, 854

Mail addressed to Folly Beach uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Folly Beach in numbers

About 1,267 people live in Folly Beach, in 619 households. The median household income is $102,279 a year, 48% above the South Carolina median of $69,324 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,000,000 (3.9 times the South Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,844 a month. The median age is 62.0; 65.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.1% across South Carolina); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population1,267Folly Beach1,267
Households619Folly Beach619
Median age62.0Folly Beach62.0South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$102,279Folly Beach$102,279South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$1,000,000Folly Beach$1,000,000South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,844Folly Beach$1,844South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.3%Folly Beach65.3%South Carolina32.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.9 minFolly Beach26.9 minSouth Carolina25.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density101 / sq miFolly Beach101 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Folly Beach

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Folly Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
29439 Folly Beach , SC Standard 1,125 $137,396 $1,043,200

Other ZIP codes overlapping Folly Beach

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

ZIP codes overlapping Folly Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
29412 Charleston , SC Standard 39,256 $101,509 $504,500
29455 Johns Island , SC Standard 27,576 $121,372 $590,800

Map of Folly Beach ZIP codes

29439

The ZIP codes of Folly Beach, 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 Folly Beach

The nearest larger towns are James Island (12,198 people, 4.8 mi), Kiawah Island (2,326 people, 6.9 mi) and Sullivan's Island (2,087 people, 10 mi).

Towns near Folly Beach
TownPopulationDistance
James Island 12,198 4.8 mi
Charleston 154,338 11.0 mi
Mount Pleasant 93,993 11.1 mi
Hollywood 5,382 15.1 mi
Isle of Palms 4,362 15.3 mi
Ravenel 2,615 17.4 mi
North Charleston 119,913 18.2 mi
Hanahan 21,452 18.2 mi
Goose Creek 48,078 22.7 mi
Ladson 16,140 25.0 mi
Summerville 51,654 26.5 mi
Sangaree 8,681 26.9 mi

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

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