ZIP code
29302
in Spartanburg, South CarolinaPopulation 19,918
51.29/ 100
Ranked #14,433 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 45%)
Ranked #128 of 417 South Carolina ZIPs (top 31%)
Ranked #11 of 36 Spartanburg, SC ZIPs (top 31%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
What defines this ZIP
Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.
Air-toxics cancer risk
51.2 per million
in the top 0.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Arsenic in groundwater
1.1%
in the bottom 4.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST20thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
386 units
in the top 6.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›Dental provider access
1 per 1,000 residents
in the top 6.2% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST98thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The number of dental offices located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Park land
21.5%
in the top 6.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
58.1%
in the top 8.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST87thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Lead in tap water
0.000036 ppb
in the bottom 9.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
US9thDefinition & source ›
The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.
Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.
Full methodology ›Child-care access
0.52 per 1,000 residents
in the top 9.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The number of child day-care services inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Mammography
80.8%
in the top 7.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS93rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of women aged 50–74 who had a mammogram within the past two years.
Full methodology ›The read
On the composite measure, ZIP 29302, one of several in Spartanburg, South Carolina stands in the top 45% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,433rd) and the top 31% of South Carolina (128th).
Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: modeled arsenic lands in the bottom 4.2% nationally, and subsidized affordable housing settles in the top 6.2% nationally. Dental providers rests in the top 6.2% nationally, and park land lands in the top 6.5% nationally. Lead in tap water settles in the bottom 9.2% nationally, childcare rests in the top 9.9% nationally, and modeled mammography lands in the top 7.4% nationally. Working the other way, modeled air-toxics cancer risk settles in the top 0.6% nationally, industrial-pollution burden rests in the top 2.9% nationally, and pfas lands in the top 8.7% nationally.
Set beside the wider area around it, industrial-pollution burden runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. ZIP 29307, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
What’s driving this score
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the Spartanburg, SC metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 83%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 79%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 64%
11%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 91%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 46%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 49%
8%
Disability
healthier than 45%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 43%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 67%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 88%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 78%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 77%
11%
Disability
healthier than 69%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 84%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 90%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 52%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.8%
14%
Lifting this score
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 97%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 91%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 86%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 86%
8%
Disability
healthier than 69%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 89%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 54%
21%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 6%
14%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 37%
5%
“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Findings that name this ZIP
2 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Above its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 78.8 ± 1.3 years. The 50 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 76.3 years — 2.5 years above them.
Ranked #1,122 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 51.2 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 78.8 ± 1.3 years.
Ranked #103 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
29303
South Carolinashares a border
Score 39.60
Closest healthier
29307
South Carolinashares a border
Score 51.66
Similar health profile
23231
Virginia92% similar profile
Score 50.95
How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured
Evidence
Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.
Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 30.5% | 27.9–33.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 39.8% | 36.7–43.1 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.2% | 8.4–10.1 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.8% | 8.7–11.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 7.1% | 6.5–7.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 8.0% | 7.2–8.8 |
| Depression among adults | 24.0% | 21.1–27.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 14.3% | 12.8–16.0 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 40.2% | 36.9–43.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 36.6% | 32.1–41.5 |
| Stroke among adults | 4.1% | 3.8–4.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 12.9% | 10.8–15.3 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.7% | 9.3–12.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 81.8% | 79.5–84.0 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 80.7% | 77.9–83.4 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.4% | 85.8–88.8 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 68.8% | 64.8–72.8 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.8% | 60.9–66.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 80.8% | 75.6–85.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 14.8% | 12.5–17.3 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.2% | 11.5–15.0 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 26.5% | 23.3–29.9 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.0% | 31.8–40.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 20.4% | 18.3–22.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.2% | 14.5–18.1 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.3% | 12.8–15.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.6% | 13.0–16.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.4% | 30.0–36.8 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.3% | 6.5–8.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.9% | 8.0–9.9 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 16.4% | 14.8–18.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.5% | 4.1–4.8 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.8% | 5.3–6.3 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 23.7% | 20.7–26.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 17.1% | 15.1–19.1 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 11.3% | 9.9–12.8 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 12.6% | 11.1–14.2 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.4% | 7.5–9.4 |
| Loneliness among adults | 31.7% | 27.9–35.6 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.7% | 7.7–9.8 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | SC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 13.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 15.5% (6.2–28.7%) n=410 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 12.5% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 14.1% (5.9–25.5%) n=412 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 9.7% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 11.6% (3.4–21.1%) n=417 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 39.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 20.1% (9.1–48.9%) n=417 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 4.2% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.6% (0.2–11.1%) n=414 |
| Households without a vehicle | 3.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–13.6%) n=410 |
| Broadband subscription | 88.3% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 86.1% (71.4–95.1%) n=410 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 25.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 23.3% (12.8–35.0%) n=410 |
| Homeownership rate | 70.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 77.3% (54.9–91.8%) n=410 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.6% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.4% (0.0–4.6%) n=410 |
| Foreign-born population | 3.3% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 2.7% (0.0–9.0%) n=419 |
| Single-parent households | 48.3% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 50.9% (37.6–69.9%) n=404 |
| Population 65+ | 19.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 19.6% (10.9–31.7%) n=419 |
| Median age | 40.6 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.4 yr (33.8–54.1) n=415 |
| Median household income | $80,819 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $58,990 ($40,800–$90,964) n=384 |
| Median home value | $285,400 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $177,400 ($88,260–$384,940) n=383 |
| Median gross rent | $1,080 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $950 ($678–$1,545) n=343 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | SC median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.8 yr ± 0.65 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 76.3 yr (73.2–79.9) n=389 |
About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.65 years of 78.8, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured