PlainZIP

Alcolu, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alcolu, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,148. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALCOLU-SC · Alcolu, SC 1 ZIPs · 2,148 pop · #15313/25278 · Clarendon County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $65,250
  • RANK-LOWER #15313/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Turbeville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,148
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $156,400

Nearest income peer: Turbeville, SC ( $3,271 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Alcolu

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alcolu on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alcolu, SC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,148
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,250
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $65,250 and poverty 24.1% concentrate in 29001.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Alcolu as a pure owner town.

Within South Carolina, Scranton is the closest lower-income city and West Columbia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alcolu.

Population concentration

Alcolu's single ZIP 29001 carries the town

Alcolu is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 29001 is the entire residential footprint (2,148 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Alcolu

Citywide ZBP: 25 establishments, 351 employees , annual payroll $21,381k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29001 (25 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (5) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Alcolu, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Clarendon County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alcolu. See the Clarendon County roll-up →

Alcolu sits in the upper half of Clarendon County on income: Manning, Summerton and Turbeville report less, while New Zion reports more. Manning marks the far end of that range at $47,441, 27% below Alcolu.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29001 2,148 $65,250 25 13
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Alcolu roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alcolu, .