ZIP code
29203
Columbia, SC
29203 covers Columbia in Richland County, with 40,811 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 29203. Methodology
ZIP code map of 29203

About ZIP code 29203
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 29203. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 29203
Race
- White5,224
- Black or African American31,130
- American Indian or Alaska Native105
- Asian353
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander31
- Other race867
- Two or more races1,739
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 1,918
Age
- Under 104,822
- 10 to 194,849
- 20 to 295,674
- 30 to 395,171
- 40 to 494,239
- 50 to 594,915
- 60 to 695,065
- 70 to 793,038
- 80 and older1,676
Income and housing in 29203
Education
- High school graduate84.1%
- Bachelor's degree21.9%
- Graduate degree9.3%
Places covering 29203
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Columbia52.0%
- Dentsville0.6%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Richland County100.0%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
47.4% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 29203
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31,652 | |
| 2006 | 31,048 | |
| 2007 | 33,889 | |
| 2008 | 31,162 | |
| 2009 | 31,639 | |
| 2010 | 32,510 | |
| 2011 | 41,279 | 32,866 |
| 2012 | 40,870 | 31,960 |
| 2013 | 40,391 | 31,840 |
| 2014 | 38,593 | 31,810 |
| 2015 | 38,684 | 31,600 |
| 2016 | 39,589 | 30,810 |
| 2017 | 39,614 | 30,490 |
| 2018 | 39,518 | 29,930 |
| 2019 | 40,518 | 30,150 |
| 2020 | 40,638 | 30,630 |
| 2021 | 41,047 | 29,260 |
| 2022 | 41,205 | 29,270 |
| 2023 | 40,811 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 29203
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 29204Columbia5.5 miPop 18,067 · Income $49,745
- 29210Columbia5.5 miPop 40,504 · Income $50,258
- 29206Columbia6.7 miPop 20,054 · Income $89,726
- 29223Columbia7.0 miPop 52,835 · Income $56,300
- 29222Columbia7.0 miPop — · Income —
- 29208Columbia7.2 miPop 2,381 · Income —
- 29225Columbia7.3 miPop 430 · Income —
- 29016Blythewood7.7 miPop 29,193 · Income $100,122
- 29169West Columbia7.8 miPop 21,342 · Income $53,673
- 29205Columbia8.0 miPop 22,757 · Income $62,197
- 29201Columbia8.2 miPop 22,955 · Income $34,327
- 29229Columbia8.9 miPop 50,652 · Income $72,571
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ZIP code 29203 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 29203 in?
- 29203 is in Columbia, SC.
- What county is 29203 in?
- 29203 is in Richland County.
- What is the median household income in 29203?
- The median household income in 29203 is $42,371.
- Which ZIP codes are near 29203?
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