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Shell Point ZIP codes, South Carolina

No ZIP code is named for Shell Point, SC; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 29906 and 29902. Its area codes are 843 and 854.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
1,439
Area codes
843, 854

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

Shell Point in numbers

About 1,439 people live in Shell Point, in 737 households. The median household income is $81,630 a year, 18% above the South Carolina median of $69,324 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $293,300 (13% above the South Carolina median), and median gross rent is $1,188 a month. The median age is 53.2; 27.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.1% across South Carolina); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population1,439Shell Point1,439
Households737Shell Point737
Median age53.2Shell Point53.2South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$81,630Shell Point$81,630South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$293,300Shell Point$293,300South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,188Shell Point$1,188South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%Shell Point27.2%South Carolina32.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.9 minShell Point19.9 minSouth Carolina25.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density359 / sq miShell Point359 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Shell Point

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

ZIP codes overlapping Shell Point
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
29902 Beaufort , SC Standard 17,650 $69,752 $349,100
29906 Beaufort , SC Standard 25,342 $68,174 $265,300

Map of Shell Point ZIP codes

2990229906

The ZIP codes of Shell Point, 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 Shell Point

The nearest larger towns are Port Royal (15,579 people, 3.4 mi), Burton (6,912 people, 3.5 mi) and Beaufort (13,747 people, 6.0 mi).

Towns near Shell Point
TownPopulationDistance
Port Royal 15,579 3.4 mi
Burton 6,912 3.5 mi
Beaufort 13,747 6.0 mi
Laurel Bay 5,882 6.1 mi
Ridgeland 3,764 11.7 mi
Hilton Head Island 37,911 12.8 mi
Bluffton 33,157 15.1 mi
Hardeeville 10,871 17.7 mi
Tybee Island, GA 3,123 25.9 mi
Whitemarsh Island, GA 6,886 28.3 mi
Rincon, GA 11,332 28.7 mi
Wilmington Island, GA 13,905 29.0 mi
Thunderbolt, GA 2,533 29.2 mi
Port Wentworth, GA 12,892 29.3 mi

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

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