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Helena ZIP codes, South Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Helena, SC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 29108. Its area codes are 839 and 803.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
716
Area codes
839, 803

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

Helena in numbers

About 716 people live in Helena, in 375 households. The median household income is $38,651 a year, 44% below the South Carolina median of $69,324 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $157,300 (39% below the South Carolina median), and median gross rent is $931 a month. The median age is 51.2; 19.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.1% across South Carolina); the average commute takes 16 minutes.

Population716Helena716
Households375Helena375
Median age51.2Helena51.2South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$38,651Helena$38,651South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$157,300Helena$157,300South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$931Helena$931South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%Helena19.8%South Carolina32.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute15.9 minHelena15.9 minSouth Carolina25.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density505 / sq miHelena505 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Helena

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

ZIP codes overlapping Helena
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
29108 Newberry , SC Standard 19,585 $53,558 $150,600

Map of Helena ZIP codes

29108

The ZIP codes of Helena, 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 Helena

The nearest larger towns are Newberry (10,790 people, 2.5 mi), Prosperity (1,318 people, 8.1 mi) and Joanna (1,306 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Helena
TownPopulationDistance
Newberry 10,790 2.5 mi
Clinton 7,676 18.2 mi
Saluda 3,055 20.6 mi
Ninety Six 2,521 22.9 mi
Lake Murray of Richland 7,023 24.3 mi
Batesburg-Leesville 4,941 26.2 mi
Laurens 9,336 26.4 mi
Irmo 11,813 28.4 mi
Greenwood 22,536 29.7 mi

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

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