PlainZIP

Cheraw, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cheraw, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,617. 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 CHERAW-SC · Cheraw, SC 1 ZIPs · 14,617 pop · #23571/25278 · Chesterfield County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $42,308
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23571/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ruby
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,617
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $106,800

Nearest income peer: Ruby, SC (+ $2,692 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 Cheraw

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cheraw 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, Cheraw, SC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,617
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$42,308
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($42,308 average) · poverty 24.5%. The primary code (29520) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cheraw as a pure owner town.

Within South Carolina, Green Sea is the closest lower-income city and Kingstree the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cheraw.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 29520, is all of Cheraw

There is no split to weigh here: 29520 holds every one of Cheraw's 14,617 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Cheraw's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 296 establishments, 6,158 employees , annual payroll $347,682k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29520 (296 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (57) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Cheraw, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Chesterfield County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cheraw. See the Chesterfield County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Chesterfield County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Cheraw, Pageland, Chesterfield and Jefferson among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Jefferson marks the far end of that range at $59,464, 41% above Cheraw.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29520 14,617 $42,308 296 42
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Cheraw 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 Cheraw, .