ZIP Code 29589 — Rains CDP, SC Demographics & Data

ZIP code 29589 covers Rains, SC in Marion County with a population of about 40.

It sits in telephone area codes 843, 854; U.S. House district SC-7; the MYRTLE BEACH - FLORENCE media market.

Rains, SC matches a tourism / travel destination profile (tourism/destination place names). Search demand here often clusters around weather, landmarks, short stays, and local services — the live 7-day forecast on this page is especially useful for trip planning.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Transportation; a mean commute of about 40.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Rains CDP, SC as Relatively Low (composite score 80.7), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (94.8) and wildfire (68.5). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Rains CDP, SC show limited published climate normals on US5.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 2 for ZIP 29589 (Rains CDP, SC) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.