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Best ZIP codes for schools in South Carolina
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 345 South Carolina ZIPs qualify.
South Carolina ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 29708Fort Mill
South Carolina
- School quality index
- 73.4
- ZIP population
- ~44k
- Avg. temperature
- 61°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
2ZIP 29715Fort Mill
South Carolina
- School quality index
- 73.4
- ZIP population
- ~47k
- Avg. temperature
- 61°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
3ZIP 29697Williamston
South Carolina
- School quality index
- 65.6
- ZIP population
- ~14k
- Avg. temperature
- 61°F
- Avg. commute
- 29 min
4ZIP 29710Clover
South Carolina
- School quality index
- 64.4
- ZIP population
- ~41k
- Avg. temperature
- 61°F
- Avg. commute
- 32 min
5ZIP 29670Pendleton
South Carolina
- School quality index
- 63.4
- ZIP population
- ~11k
- Avg. temperature
- 61°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
6ZIP 29689Townville
South Carolina
- School quality index
- 62.5
- ZIP population
- ~4k
- Avg. temperature
- 61°F
- Avg. commute
- 36 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 29316 | Boiling Springs | Spartanburg County | 60.6 |
| #8 | 29642 | Easley | Pickens County | 60.6 |
| #9 | 29673 | Piedmont | Greenville County | 60.5 |
| #10 | 29323 | Chesnee | Spartanburg County | 60.4 |
| #11 | 29625 | Anderson | Anderson County | 59.9 |
| #12 | 29669 | Pelzer | Anderson County | 58.7 |
| #13 | 29627 | Belton | Anderson County | 58.5 |
| #14 | 29063 | Irmo | Richland County | 58.4 |
| #15 | 29349 | Inman | Spartanburg County | 58.0 |
| #16 | 29036 | Chapin | Lexington County | 57.9 |
| #17 | 29401 | Charleston | Charleston County | 57.4 |
| #18 | 29403 | Charleston | Charleston County | 57.4 |
| #19 | 29404 | North Charleston | Charleston County | 57.4 |
| #20 | 29407 | Charleston | Charleston County | 57.4 |
| #21 | 29409 | Charleston | Charleston County | 57.4 |
| #22 | 29412 | Charleston | Charleston County | 57.4 |
| #23 | 29424 | Charleston | Charleston County | 57.4 |
| #24 | 29429 | Awendaw | Charleston County | 57.4 |
| #25 | 29439 | Folly Beach | Charleston County | 57.4 |
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- South Carolina median ZIP
- 89.9
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
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- South Carolina median ZIP
- 27.3 min
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 19.8 min to 35.6 min
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Ranked by healthcare access score
- South Carolina median ZIP
- 91.9
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 83.2 to 97.7
Best broadband coverage
Ranked by households with broadband
- South Carolina median ZIP
- 86.4%
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 74.6% to 94.3%
Warmest ZIP codes
Ranked by avg. temperature
- South Carolina median ZIP
- 63.4°F
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 60.7°F to 65.9°F