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Sheldon ZIP code, South Carolina

The ZIP code for Sheldon, SC is 29941, and its area codes are 843 and 854.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
610
Area codes
843, 854

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sheldon itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Beaufort (6.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Sheldon uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Sheldon in numbers

About 610 people live in Sheldon, in 245 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $45,000 (83% below the South Carolina median). The median age is 27.0; 7.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.1% across South Carolina); the average commute takes 32 minutes.

Population610Sheldon610
Households245Sheldon245
Median age27.0Sheldon27.0South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median home value$45,000Sheldon$45,000South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher7.1%Sheldon7.1%South Carolina32.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute32.0 minSheldon32.0 minSouth Carolina25.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density140 / sq miSheldon140 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Sheldon

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sheldon
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
29941 Sheldon , SC Standard 329 $119,886 $2,000,000+

Other ZIP codes overlapping Sheldon

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

ZIP codes overlapping Sheldon
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
29940 Seabrook , SC Standard 3,256 $54,177 $172,100

Map of Sheldon ZIP codes

29941

The ZIP codes of Sheldon, 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 Sheldon

The nearest larger towns are Seabrook (799 people, 4.9 mi), Yemassee (1,178 people, 6.4 mi) and Laurel Bay (5,882 people, 9.4 mi).

Towns near Sheldon
TownPopulationDistance
Laurel Bay 5,882 9.4 mi
Beaufort 13,747 10.5 mi
Ridgeland 3,764 11.3 mi
Burton 6,912 12.3 mi
Port Royal 15,579 17.6 mi
Walterboro 5,480 22.3 mi
Varnville 2,571 24.1 mi
Hardeeville 10,871 25.1 mi
Hampton 2,636 26.0 mi
Bluffton 33,157 27.4 mi
Hilton Head Island 37,911 28.2 mi

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

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