What ZIP codes does South Carolina use for mail and package delivery?

South Carolina (SC) operates within the 5-digit ZIP prefix range 290xx–299xx. Mail routed to state capital Columbia and key regional centers such as Charleston, Columbia, North Charleston adheres to these official USPS boundaries.

Which telephone area codes are valid for South Carolina?

South Carolina is served by 4 active North American Numbering Plan (NANPA) area codes: 803, 843, 854, 864. Synthetic telephone numbers for South Carolina use those area codes with a 555 exchange, which is reserved for fictitious use.

How many counties are in South Carolina?

South Carolina is divided into 46 counties, including major administrative regions such as Greenville, Richland, Charleston, Horry. Generated street addresses use those names.

What postal formatting conventions and addressing quirks are unique to South Carolina?

Coastal Lowcountry island addressing (Hilton Head Island, Kiawah Island) featuring private plantation/gated sub-association road rules. Upstate I-85 industrial corridor rapid logistics expansion across Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson counties in 290xx–299xx. All addresses generated on this platform format secondary unit designators (Apt, Ste, Fl) and street suffixes according to USPS CASS standards.

Are the South Carolina addresses generated on this page real places?

No. All street numbers, recipient names, and telephone numbers generated for South Carolina are entirely synthetic and randomized for software testing, database seed scripts, and form validation. They use South Carolina ZIP codes from public USPS data and real city names, but they do not correspond to real individuals or private residences.

Random South Carolina Address Generator

These addresses are randomly generated for software testing. They are not real people’s details: the street number, unit and recipient name are invented, and no record is checked for deliverability.

Randomly generated South Carolina mailing addresses for software testing, form validation and staging data. Each record pairs a real South Carolina city with a ZIP prefix that serves it and the county that city sits in, then adds a street number, a secondary unit designator and a recipient name that are invented.

Official South Carolina Postal & Geographic Reference Specifications

Geographic & Postal Parameter	Official State Specification	Standardization Reference
Postal State Abbreviation	SC	USPS Publication 28 & ISO 3166-2:US
5-Digit ZIP Prefix Range	290xx–299xx	USPS prefix-to-state assignment
Administrative Jurisdictions	46 Total Counties	US Census Bureau regional boundaries
Active Area Codes (NANPA)	`803, 843, 854, 864` (4 total)	North American Numbering Plan Administrator
State Capital	Columbia	US Census Bureau
Primary Time Zone	Eastern Time (America/New_York, UTC-5 / UTC-4 DST)	IANA time zone database

South Carolina Postal Geography & Key Cities

ZIP codes and Sectional Center Facilities are derived from public USPS ZIP code data, area codes from the North American Numbering Plan, and county names from US Census Bureau records. Street numbers and recipient names are synthetic, and nothing is checked against an address-verification service.

Cities the generator draws from:

Charleston
Columbia
North Charleston
Mount Pleasant
Rock Hill
Greenville

Key Counties & Administrative Jurisdictions

County boundaries determine local sales tax jurisdictions in South Carolina:

Greenville County
Richland County
Charleston County
Horry County

South Carolina Area Codes (SC)

Generated phone numbers use the area codes listed in the reference table above, paired with a 555 exchange so no number can reach a real line. Generate South Carolina phone numbers.

Postal Delivery Standards & Format Nuances in South Carolina

Coastal Lowcountry island addressing (Hilton Head Island, Kiawah Island) featuring private plantation/gated sub-association road rules.
Upstate I-85 industrial corridor rapid logistics expansion across Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson counties in 290xx–299xx.

South Carolina Address Examples in USPS Publication 28 Format

Residential Delivery Point:
100 Main St, Apt 4B Charleston, SC 29401-1204

Commercial / Multi-Unit Delivery Point:
South Carolina Logistics & Software Corp 500 Enterprise Way, Suite 300 Columbia, SC 29201-4810

Frequently Asked Questions about South Carolina Addresses

What ZIP codes does South Carolina use for mail and package delivery?: South Carolina (SC) operates within the 5-digit ZIP prefix range 290xx–299xx. Mail routed to state capital Columbia and key regional centers such as Charleston, Columbia, North Charleston adheres to these official USPS boundaries.
Which telephone area codes are valid for South Carolina?: South Carolina is served by 4 active North American Numbering Plan (NANPA) area codes: 803, 843, 854, 864. Synthetic telephone numbers for South Carolina use those area codes with a 555 exchange, which is reserved for fictitious use.
How many counties are in South Carolina?: South Carolina is divided into 46 counties, including major administrative regions such as Greenville, Richland, Charleston, Horry. Generated street addresses use those names.
What postal formatting conventions and addressing quirks are unique to South Carolina?: Coastal Lowcountry island addressing (Hilton Head Island, Kiawah Island) featuring private plantation/gated sub-association road rules. Upstate I-85 industrial corridor rapid logistics expansion across Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson counties in 290xx–299xx. All addresses generated on this platform format secondary unit designators (Apt, Ste, Fl) and street suffixes according to USPS CASS standards.
Are the South Carolina addresses generated on this page real places?: No. All street numbers, recipient names, and telephone numbers generated for South Carolina are entirely synthetic and randomized for software testing, database seed scripts, and form validation. They use South Carolina ZIP codes from public USPS data and real city names, but they do not correspond to real individuals or private residences.

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South Carolina ZIP Prefixes

The first three digits of a ZIP code place an address within South Carolina. These are the prefixes assigned to the state:

292xx, 294xx, 296xx

Which processing facility sorts a given prefix is set by the current USPS labeling list L005 and changes as processing is consolidated, so it is not reproduced here. Look up a ZIP prefix to see its state and generate ZIP codes inside it.