Hottest ZIP codes for real estate investors in South Carolina

South Carolina has 424 residential ZIP codes, of which 122 qualify for ranking by investor purchases per 100 single-family homes (12 months ending 2026-06-03, public-record counts, compiled 2026-07-05). The hottest ZIP in South Carolina is 29451 in Charleston County, with 56 recorded investor purchases — 1.6 per 100 homes. Data by HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

The hottest ZIPs for investors in South Carolina

122 of 424 South Carolina ZIPs qualify for ranking — by recorded investor purchases per 100 single-family homes, 12 months ending 2026-06-03. Counted from public property records; here's exactly how.

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	29451	Charleston County	56	1.6	32%	5.1%
2	29201	Richland County	49	1.6	30%	5.4%
3	29403	Charleston County	54	1.4	24%	5.7%
4	29928	Beaufort County	108	1.2	22%	5.5%
5	29631	Pickens County	44	1.2	28%	4.4%
6	29405	Charleston County	98	1.2	26%	4.6%
7	29450	Berkeley County	17	1.1	15%	7.6%
8	29401	Charleston County	21	1.0	16%	6.5%
9	29611	Greenville County	96	1.0	27%	3.7%
10	29801	Aiken County	117	1.0	25%	3.9%
11	29205	Richland County	72	1.0	20%	4.9%
12	29455	Charleston County	114	0.9	17%	5.2%
13	29203	Richland County	103	0.8	27%	3.0%
14	29204	Richland County	50	0.8	20%	4.0%
15	29150	Sumter County	91	0.8	23%	3.4%
16	29605	Greenville County	116	0.8	16%	4.9%
17	29303	Spartanburg County	60	0.7	21%	3.3%
18	29501	Florence County	100	0.7	18%	3.9%
19	29920	Beaufort County	39	0.7	18%	3.8%
20	29609	Greenville County	72	0.7	16%	4.2%
21	29306	Spartanburg County	36	0.7	19%	3.6%
22	29582	Horry County	79	0.7	14%	4.7%
23	29169	Lexington County	46	0.7	18%	3.6%
24	29927	Jasper County	47	0.6	10%	6.6%
25	29407	Charleston County	66	0.6	16%	4.1%

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#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
26	29059	Orangeburg County	16	0.6	25%	2.5%
27	29464	Charleston County	94	0.6	13%	4.6%
28	29601	Greenville County	21	0.6	12%	4.8%
29	29307	Spartanburg County	45	0.6	16%	3.7%
30	29033	Lexington County	26	0.6	13%	4.5%
31	29172	Lexington County	18	0.6	17%	3.3%
32	29210	Richland County	37	0.6	14%	3.9%
33	29127	Newberry County	17	0.5	26%	2.1%
34	29206	Richland County	32	0.5	10%	5.3%
35	29406	Charleston County	31	0.5	14%	3.7%
36	29301	Spartanburg County	61	0.5	16%	3.4%
37	29617	Greenville County	46	0.5	12%	4.3%
38	29445	Berkeley County	88	0.5	12%	4.2%
39	29388	Spartanburg County	38	0.5	15%	3.1%
40	29492	Berkeley County	31	0.5	6%	7.2%
41	29412	Charleston County	62	0.5	11%	4.2%
42	29690	Greenville County	38	0.5	12%	3.8%
43	29662	Greenville County	22	0.5	12%	3.7%
44	29486	Berkeley County	101	0.4	4%	10.8%
45	29630	Pickens County	18	0.4	15%	3.0%
46	29302	Spartanburg County	31	0.4	13%	3.5%
47	29702	Cherokee County	17	0.4	21%	2.2%
48	29209	Richland County	53	0.4	14%	3.2%
49	29651	Greenville County	93	0.4	11%	4.0%
50	29902	Beaufort County	23	0.4	8%	5.1%
51	29607	Greenville County	54	0.4	8%	5.0%
52	29841	Aiken County	51	0.4	11%	3.6%
53	29212	Lexington County	36	0.4	10%	4.0%
54	29410	Berkeley County	23	0.4	9%	4.3%
55	29910	Beaufort County	70	0.4	7%	5.4%
56	29440	Georgetown County	33	0.4	12%	3.3%
57	29322	Spartanburg County	16	0.4	15%	2.5%
58	29356	Greenville County	15	0.4	10%	3.7%
59	29420	Dorchester County	26	0.4	9%	4.0%
60	29340	Cherokee County	28	0.4	12%	2.9%
61	29506	Florence County	18	0.4	17%	2.1%
62	29316	Spartanburg County	43	0.3	9%	3.8%
63	29070	Lexington County	17	0.3	14%	2.4%
64	29577	Horry County	39	0.3	9%	3.9%
65	29572	Horry County	17	0.3	10%	3.5%
66	29673	Greenville County	27	0.3	9%	3.7%
67	29334	Spartanburg County	22	0.3	10%	3.5%
68	29730	York County	59	0.3	9%	3.6%
69	29223	Richland County	51	0.3	10%	3.5%
70	29456	Charleston County	34	0.3	8%	4.2%
71	29115	Orangeburg County	36	0.3	20%	1.7%
72	29341	Cherokee County	24	0.3	11%	2.9%
73	29678	Oconee County	24	0.3	10%	3.1%
74	29745	York County	41	0.3	8%	4.2%
75	29640	Pickens County	36	0.3	9%	3.5%
76	29418	Charleston County	20	0.3	8%	4.1%
77	29936	Jasper County	23	0.3	10%	3.1%
78	29687	Greenville County	46	0.3	7%	4.6%
79	29803	Aiken County	54	0.3	7%	4.3%
80	29644	Greenville County	23	0.3	9%	3.4%
81	29585	Georgetown County	23	0.3	6%	5.0%
82	29615	Greenville County	29	0.3	6%	4.5%
83	29642	Anderson County	28	0.3	8%	3.6%
84	29575	Horry County	34	0.3	11%	2.7%
85	29657	Pickens County	15	0.3	11%	2.7%
86	29672	Oconee County	16	0.3	9%	3.1%
87	29154	Sumter County	25	0.3	9%	3.2%
88	29485	Dorchester County	60	0.3	6%	4.7%
89	29229	Richland County	52	0.3	7%	4.1%
90	29063	Richland County	40	0.3	8%	3.6%
91	29488	Colleton County	30	0.3	13%	2.1%
92	29732	York County	52	0.3	6%	4.3%
93	29053	Lexington County	18	0.3	11%	2.5%
94	29414	Charleston County	33	0.3	6%	4.6%
95	29720	Lancaster County	56	0.3	8%	3.2%
96	29576	Horry County	41	0.3	6%	4.5%
97	29170	Lexington County	21	0.3	8%	3.3%
98	29505	Florence County	21	0.3	7%	3.5%
99	29526	Horry County	53	0.3	6%	4.4%
100	29860	Edgefield County	17	0.2	6%	4.1%
101	29483	Dorchester County	51	0.2	6%	4.1%
102	29349	Spartanburg County	38	0.2	8%	3.1%
103	29926	Beaufort County	21	0.2	4%	5.4%
104	29016	Richland County	25	0.2	6%	3.9%
105	29461	Berkeley County	35	0.2	4%	5.6%
106	29650	Greenville County	30	0.2	6%	3.8%
107	29045	Kershaw County	26	0.2	6%	4.0%
108	29566	Horry County	25	0.2	5%	4.6%
109	29707	Lancaster County	32	0.2	5%	4.4%
110	29710	York County	31	0.2	5%	4.1%
111	29036	Lexington County	22	0.2	5%	4.2%
112	29680	Greenville County	27	0.2	5%	4.4%
113	29681	Greenville County	47	0.2	5%	4.1%
114	29466	Charleston County	26	0.2	4%	5.1%
115	29072	Lexington County	40	0.2	4%	4.7%
116	29715	York County	25	0.2	4%	4.8%
117	29568	Horry County	16	0.2	3%	5.7%
118	29073	Lexington County	30	0.2	4%	3.7%
119	29588	Horry County	30	0.2	3%	5.0%
120	29527	Horry County	15	0.1	4%	3.1%
121	29579	Horry County	28	0.1	3%	5.2%
122	29909	Beaufort County	16	0.1	2%	5.9%