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Smallest ZIP Codes in South Carolina by Land Area

What this measures. Land area of the Census tabulation area, smallest first. These are almost always dense urban ZIP codes covering a few city blocks. Source: Census Gazetteer, data release 2026-10-12.

# ZIP City County Land area
1 29225 Columbia Richland 0.03 sq mi
2 29424 Charleston Charleston 0.04 sq mi
3 29425 Charleston Charleston 0.05 sq mi
4 29117 Orangeburg Orangeburg 0.10 sq mi
5 29378 Una Spartanburg 0.10 sq mi
6 29079 Lydia Darlington 0.11 sq mi
7 29375 Reidville Spartanburg 0.12 sq mi
8 29733 Rock Hill York 0.13 sq mi
9 29177 White Rock Richland 0.14 sq mi
10 29208 Columbia Richland 0.14 sq mi
11 29409 Charleston Charleston 0.15 sq mi
12 29683 Slater Greenville 0.15 sq mi
13 29338 Fingerville Spartanburg 0.16 sq mi
14 29834 Langley Aiken 0.16 sq mi
15 29614 Greenville Greenville 0.19 sq mi
16 29346 Glendale Spartanburg 0.20 sq mi
17 29589 Rains Marion 0.28 sq mi
18 29665 Newry Oconee 0.30 sq mi
19 29368 Mayo Spartanburg 0.30 sq mi
20 29329 Converse Spartanburg 0.31 sq mi
21 29912 Coosawhatchie Jasper 0.32 sq mi
22 29373 Pacolet Mills Spartanburg 0.32 sq mi
23 29724 Lando Chester 0.35 sq mi
24 29899 Mc Cormick McCormick 0.38 sq mi
25 29046 Elliott Lee 0.40 sq mi
26 29333 Drayton Spartanburg 0.41 sq mi
27 29659 Lowndesville Abbeville 0.43 sq mi
28 29122 Peak Newberry 0.44 sq mi
29 29324 Clifton Spartanburg 0.48 sq mi
30 29667 Norris Pickens 0.52 sq mi
31 29816 Bath Aiken 0.60 sq mi
32 29320 Arcadia Spartanburg 0.62 sq mi
33 29613 Greenville Greenville 0.63 sq mi
34 29828 Gloverville Aiken 0.65 sq mi
35 29331 Cross Anchor Spartanburg 0.73 sq mi
36 29364 Lockhart Union 0.80 sq mi
37 29844 Parksville McCormick 1.04 sq mi
38 29634 Clemson Pickens 1.40 sq mi
39 29377 Startex Spartanburg 1.42 sq mi
40 29401 Charleston Charleston 1.54 sq mi
41 29826 Elko Barnwell 2.02 sq mi
42 29594 Tatum Marlboro 2.29 sq mi
43 29935 Port Royal Beaufort 2.33 sq mi
44 29493 Williams Colleton 2.46 sq mi
45 29482 Sullivans Island Charleston 2.50 sq mi
46 29905 Parris Island Beaufort 2.83 sq mi
47 29439 Folly Beach Charleston 2.91 sq mi
48 29939 Scotia Hampton 3.41 sq mi
49 29904 Beaufort Beaufort 3.97 sq mi
50 29601 Greenville Greenville 4.25 sq mi

Showing the top 50 of 424 ZIP codes in South Carolina that have this figure and meet the threshold above. 29225 ranks 1st at 0.03 sq mi, against 4.25 sq mi in 50th place.

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