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2026 Rankings

Berkeley County, South Carolina Home Safety Rankings - 36 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Berkeley County, South Carolina (South Carolina) includes 36 tracked ZIP codes and 13 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: B (81/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	10	100%
C	0	0%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	29016	Blythewood	82	B
2	29201	Columbia	82	B
3	29204	Columbia	82	B
4	29205	Columbia	82	B
5	29203	Columbia	81	B
6	29206	Columbia	81	B
7	29207	Columbia	81	B
8	29229	Columbia	80	B
9	29223	Columbia	79	B
10	29209	Columbia	76	B

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	29209	Columbia	76	B	15 violations
2	29223	Columbia	79	B	7 violations
3	29229	Columbia	80	B	4 violations
4	29207	Columbia	81	B	5 violations
5	29206	Columbia	81	B	5 violations
6	29203	Columbia	81	B	5 violations
7	29205	Columbia	82	B	2 violation(s)
8	29204	Columbia	82	B	2 violation(s)
9	29201	Columbia	82	B	2 violation(s)
10	29016	Blythewood	82	B	2 violation(s)

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	19	13
Chlorite	13	13
Surface Water Treatment Rule	8	3
Revised Total Coliform Rule	7	5
E. coli	5	5
Stage 2 DBP Rule	2	1
Stage 1 DBP Rule	1	1

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0050 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 13 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
9% of housing built before 1950
28% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Columbia, SC — 34 ZIP codes
Blythewood, SC — 1 ZIP code
State Park, SC — 1 ZIP code

All 36 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	29016	Blythewood	82	B	2
2	29201	Columbia	82	B	2
3	29204	Columbia	82	B	2
4	29205	Columbia	82	B	2
5	29203	Columbia	81	B	5
6	29206	Columbia	81	B	5
7	29207	Columbia	81	B	5
8	29229	Columbia	80	B	4
9	29223	Columbia	79	B	7
10	29209	Columbia	76	B	15
11	29208	Columbia	—	—	2
12	29210	Columbia	—	—	2
13	29212	Columbia	—	—	2
14	29225	Columbia	—	—	—

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Berkeley County, South Carolina Home Safety Rankings - 36 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/berkeley-south-carolina/

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  title  = {{Berkeley County, South Carolina Home Safety Rankings - 36 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/berkeley-south-carolina/}
}

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