How the Columbia, SC metro's ZIP codes measure up on health
The ZipVitals Score across the Columbia, SC metro area — built one ZIP code at a time, then rolled up by resident population.
Data release 202647 of 47 ZIP codes scored · 0.84M residents represented
Score snapshot
People & national context
The Columbia, SC metro's ZIP codes, ranked
Highest-scoring
Top 47 of 47- 2,87229206in Forest Acres · 19,759 residents63.18
- 3,34529072in Lexington · 69,407 residents62.29
- 3,49329063in Irmo · 38,201 residents62.05
- 3,65829036in Chapin · 26,620 residents61.77
- 5,00429016in Blythewood · 30,454 residents59.80
- 5,37929229in Columbia · 51,861 residents59.28
- 5,58429075in Little Mountain · 2,848 residents59.02
- 6,13029212in Columbia · 27,657 residents58.33
- 6,78529205in Columbia · 22,223 residents57.52
- 8,66129045in Elgin · 31,372 residents55.67
- 9,24029207in Columbia · 8,012 residents55.18
- 9,49229054in Gilbert · 11,174 residents54.96
- 12,37429175in Westville · 235 residents52.80
- 12,53129169in West Columbia · 21,647 residents52.67
- 13,81829170in West Columbia · 21,247 residents51.71
- 14,14629223in Columbia · 53,074 residents51.48
- 14,34129078in Lugoff · 16,283 residents51.36
- 14,48929074in Liberty Hill · 212 residents51.24
- 15,27229225in Columbia · 443 residents50.70
- 15,52229209in Columbia · 38,041 residents50.52
- 15,65729073in Lexington · 53,156 residents50.43
- 16,33029033in Cayce · 12,837 residents49.94
- 16,34629208in Columbia · 2,445 residents49.93
- 16,66929020in Camden · 23,266 residents49.69
- 17,09529130in Ridgeway · 6,252 residents49.39
- 17,54129070in Leesville · 15,657 residents49.08
- 17,89429135in St. Matthews · 8,294 residents48.82
- 19,72129006in Batesburg-Leesville · 9,199 residents47.35
- 19,93529204in Columbia · 18,159 residents47.19
- 21,76129032in Cassatt · 4,687 residents45.61
- 21,81829160in Swansea · 7,419 residents45.56
- 22,30829172in Pine Ridge · 8,974 residents45.09
- 22,58029044in Eastover · 4,799 residents44.85
- 23,19329061in Hopkins · 12,538 residents44.23
- 23,25429123in Pelion · 7,938 residents44.17
- 23,64729030in Cameron · 2,045 residents43.76
- 23,65029052in Gadsden · 2,199 residents43.76
- 24,06329201in Columbia · 24,605 residents43.35
- 24,19029015in Blair · 1,255 residents43.22
- 24,45129065in Jenkinsville · 605 residents42.92
- 25,21329166in Ward · 611 residents42.00
- 25,37029009in Bethune · 2,451 residents41.82
- 25,65729210in Columbia · 39,962 residents41.50
- 25,73229138in Saluda · 10,018 residents41.42
- 26,52829053in Gaston · 21,076 residents40.33
- 27,36729203in Columbia · 40,653 residents39.04
- 27,76829180in Winnsboro · 11,730 residents38.42
Lowest-scoring
Bottom 47 of 47- 27,76829180in Winnsboro · 11,730 residents38.42
- 27,36729203in Columbia · 40,653 residents39.04
- 26,52829053in Gaston · 21,076 residents40.33
- 25,73229138in Saluda · 10,018 residents41.42
- 25,65729210in Columbia · 39,962 residents41.50
- 25,37029009in Bethune · 2,451 residents41.82
- 25,21329166in Ward · 611 residents42.00
- 24,45129065in Jenkinsville · 605 residents42.92
- 24,19029015in Blair · 1,255 residents43.22
- 24,06329201in Columbia · 24,605 residents43.35
- 23,65029052in Gadsden · 2,199 residents43.76
- 23,64729030in Cameron · 2,045 residents43.76
- 23,25429123in Pelion · 7,938 residents44.17
- 23,19329061in Hopkins · 12,538 residents44.23
- 22,58029044in Eastover · 4,799 residents44.85
- 22,30829172in Pine Ridge · 8,974 residents45.09
- 21,81829160in Swansea · 7,419 residents45.56
- 21,76129032in Cassatt · 4,687 residents45.61
- 19,93529204in Columbia · 18,159 residents47.19
- 19,72129006in Batesburg-Leesville · 9,199 residents47.35
- 17,89429135in St. Matthews · 8,294 residents48.82
- 17,54129070in Leesville · 15,657 residents49.08
- 17,09529130in Ridgeway · 6,252 residents49.39
- 16,66929020in Camden · 23,266 residents49.69
- 16,34629208in Columbia · 2,445 residents49.93
- 16,33029033in Cayce · 12,837 residents49.94
- 15,65729073in Lexington · 53,156 residents50.43
- 15,52229209in Columbia · 38,041 residents50.52
- 15,27229225in Columbia · 443 residents50.70
- 14,48929074in Liberty Hill · 212 residents51.24
- 14,34129078in Lugoff · 16,283 residents51.36
- 14,14629223in Columbia · 53,074 residents51.48
- 13,81829170in West Columbia · 21,247 residents51.71
- 12,53129169in West Columbia · 21,647 residents52.67
- 12,37429175in Westville · 235 residents52.80
- 9,49229054in Gilbert · 11,174 residents54.96
- 9,24029207in Columbia · 8,012 residents55.18
- 8,66129045in Elgin · 31,372 residents55.67
- 6,78529205in Columbia · 22,223 residents57.52
- 6,13029212in Columbia · 27,657 residents58.33
- 5,58429075in Little Mountain · 2,848 residents59.02
- 5,37929229in Columbia · 51,861 residents59.28
- 5,00429016in Blythewood · 30,454 residents59.80
- 3,65829036in Chapin · 26,620 residents61.77
- 3,49329063in Irmo · 38,201 residents62.05
- 3,34529072in Lexington · 69,407 residents62.29
- 2,87229206in Forest Acres · 19,759 residents63.18
Where each domain sits inside this metro
The Score above is one number for the whole Columbia, SC metro. Nine domains make it up, and they are not spread the same way across the people who live here. Each row divides this metro's ZIP codes into fifths by how they stand against each other on that domain, then counts who lives at each end. If a domain were spread evenly across the metro's residents, every row would read about 20%.
The highest-standing fifth
10 of 47 ZIPsShare of the metro's residents living in the fifth of its ZIP codes that stand highest on each domain.
2 ZIP codes tie at this end: 29020 Camden29201 Columbia29204 Columbia
Standing highest: 29073 Lexington29123 Pelion29175 Westville
Each fifth is about 10 of this metro’s 47 compared ZIP codes, and the shares are out of 843,600 residents. A ZIP code is compared here only if it carries a resident count to weight it by and enough measured data on that domain — the rest are left out of that domain’s fifths rather than filled in from a coarser geography, which is why this count can sit just below the metro’s scored total.
The mark shows 20% — where a row would sit if that domain were spread evenly across the metro's residents.
Each ZIP code is compared with the other ZIP codes in this metro that are measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain.
Why this matters
The ZipVitals Score combines nine domains of health — from chronic disease and preventive care to environmental hazard, social need, and healthcare access — into one 0–100 index for each ZIP code, computed the same way everywhere from public federal and academic data. The Columbia, SC figures on this page are population-weighted rollups of those per-ZIP scores, so they describe the metro's residents rather than a coarser geography relabeled as the metro.
A high score describes favorable documented conditions; it is not a claim about individual residents, and it does not capture everything that shapes a community's health. Where a ZIP code scores low, that pattern reflects structural conditions — investment, environment, and access — far more than the choices of the people who live there.